Special lessons for young patients


NOTHING could distract Nurul Sofiya Irwan’s focus on her lesson for the day — not even a visit from the Deputy Prime Minister’s wife Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman.

After shyly smiling for photographs and having a quick chat with Noorainee, the 11-year-old was back to being engrossed in her studies at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC).

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