Birth registration, adoption reforms key in curbing baby trade


PETALING JAYA: Enhanced integrated verification procedures between hospitals and the National Registration Department (NRD) could minimise the risk of fraudulent birth registrations, says a non-governmental organisation.

Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas Malaysia (DHRRA) social protection director Maalini Ramalo said this can be done by ensuring that all births recorded in hospitals are directly linked to the NRD’s database.

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