Welfare

The compulsory Covid-19 screening tests at airports for returning Malaysians will be free for those who are either disabled or students, says Senior Minister (Defence) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

The initiative was started by UNICEF in partnership with the National Early Childhood Intervention Council to support parents and enable them to continue therapy practices for their special needs child in the comfort of their own home.

It was a long-awaited reunion for nurse Nurul Rafidah Jaafar and her blind parents. After three months of not being able to meet due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO), they finally got together on Monday.

Two disabled brothers in Seremban Jaya, Negeri Sembilan, lost RM450 to conmen pretending to be welfare department officers, Makkal Osai reported.

Nguyen Nhat Minh Phuong in the past often gave donations to worthy causes or organised charity events for people with disabilities. But she realised one day that she wanted to do much more than that.

The government, organisations or individuals who are concerned about people with disability should try to create or consider employment opportunities for this group during the recovery MCO phase. Earlier the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhiyiddin Yassin through the PENJANA had focused on the one-off focus on the disabled and single mothers in early June.

Music therapy has been found to be effective in children, adolescents, adults and the elderly with mental health needs as well as those with developmental and learning disabilities, Alzheimer’s and other age-related conditions.

We appreciate the Health director-general’s concern about the surge in road traffic accidents and deaths during the recovery movement control order period, as reported in The Star on June 11 (online at bit.ly/star_accidents). Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah highlighted the negative impact of lives lost and the burden of permanent disabilities on the public healthcare system and the welfare of the public.

Employers looking for candidates to fill vacancies under the Hiring Incentive Programme can register their profile today, says Socso chief executive officer Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed.

Five siblings born with all their senses intact never felt awkward communicating in the sign language with their parents. Deaf and mute couple Mohd Arihan Yusof, 41, and Manziani Mat Hassan, 45, who married in 1999, are the proud parents of five normal children aged between seven and 19-years-old.