OrphanCare Foundation reiterates importance of de-institutionalisation


IPOH: With the recent alleged abuse of Bella, a 13-year-old girl with Down Syndrome, a non-governmental organisation - OrphanCare Foundation - reiterated its call for the importance of de-institutionalisation (DI).

The foundation’s chief executive officer Datin Paduka Che Asmah Ibrahim said they have been working endlessly towards the realisation of DI.

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