KUALA LUMPUR: Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil wants welfare department officers to be on standby round-the-clock in view of the rampant cases of abandoned babies lately.
She said they should also take the initiatives to identify cases of unwanted pregnancies in their respective areas and provide assistance to the mothers to prevent them from abandoning their babies.
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