Hygiene matters: Unclean conditions and disposable diapers washed and drying for reuse (inset) at the Kuala Bertis Transit Centre.
IPOH: The Jahai tribe in Kampung Sungai Kejar in the Royal Belum rainforest complex believe strongly in their pantang larang (superstitions) and reject modern medicine.
The villagers prefer to rely on traditional methods of curing diseases and shy away from medical officers of the Perak Health Department.
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