Welcome aid: Dr Wan Azizah (second from right) handing out food to the Bateq in Kuala Koh. Looking on is Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (right). — Bernama
GUA MUSANG: The Health Ministry is working towards determining the illness which has killed 14 Bateq people since last month, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
“This is a new problem to inflict the Orang Asli. They may have had chronic problems before but now we need to find the tipping point which led to the deaths,” she said.
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