Disabled urged to register with Welfare Dept


  • Nation
  • Monday, 08 Dec 2008

PETALING JAYA: Less than 1% of the disabled people in Malaysia are registered with the Welfare Department.

Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Noriah Kasnon said according to the World Health Organisation, an average of between five and 10% of a country’s population was made up of the disabled.

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