Over RM9mil raised for baby with rare genetic disorder

KUALA LUMPUR: More than RM9mil in public donations have been raised to help a 10-month-old baby, Wan Muhammad Naail Wan Aslam, who suffers from a rare disease, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 1.

The baby’s father, Wan Aslam Zakaria, 30, said the crowdfunding drive was launched through a smart phone application known as Misi Rakyat on April 13, to raise enough funds for his son to get the Zolgensma one-off gene therapy injection, which costs USD$2.1mil (RM9.28mil) to prevent further motor neuron and muscle degeneration.