PUTRAJAYA: To date, there are 780,000 individuals who are registered as “person with disabilities” (OKU) in the country, which translates to 2.3% of the population.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the current registration is significantly lower than the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) estimate of the country’s OKU group of 16%, meaning there are still those who are falling through the cracks and are left without getting proper treatment or intervention.
