UMMC to act against cases of elder abuse


KUALA LUMPUR: University Mala­ya Medical Centre (UMMC) will intervene if it detects cases of elder abuse in the hospital.

It is in line with UMMC’s zero tolerance policy on all forms of abuse, said UMMC director Prof Dr Tunku Kamarul Zaman Tunku Zainol Abidin at the launch of the hospital’s inaugural World Elder Abuse Awareness Week campaign yesterday.

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