Minister in the Prime Minister's Department P Waythamoorthy said yesterday that awareness on the importance of immunisation is still low among the Orang Asli community.
Their nomadic lifestyle made it difficult for health officers to provide the necessary vaccinations to the children of this minority group, he said. "I hope the Orang Asli are concerned about their health and will learn from what has happened to the community in Kuala Koh, Kelantan,” he said. On Monday, Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad had said among the factors that contributed to the spread of measles within the community’s Batik tribe in Kampung Kuala Koh was the low coverage of MMR immunisation among them.
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