Birth control injections given to protect Orang Asli women from unsafe pregnancies, says Health Minister


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 11 Jul 2019

SUNGKAI, 11 Julai -- Menteri Kesihatan Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (dua, kanan) mendengar penerangan daripada Pegawai Pergigian Dr Nur Amalina Muhamad (empat, kiri) pada program Ikon Gigi Orang Asli (iGG-OA) peringkat kebangsaan 2019 di Kampung Orang Asli Menderang 1, hari ini. --fotoBERNAMA (2019) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

SUNGKAI (Bernama): Contraceptive injections given to Orang Asli women were aimed at protecting them from pregnancies that were a risk to their health and life.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the birth control initiative under the ministry was carried out responsibly to protect the indigenous women from conditions such as anaemia during pregnancy.

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