SHAH ALAM: Selangor has up to Oct 14 this year recorded 87 malaria cases said chairman of the state permanent committee on Health, Welfare, Women and Family Development, Dr Daroyah Alwi. She said malaria control activities that were under the Health Ministry and the Selangor State Health Department (JKNS) aim to reduce the mortality and morbidity of the disease, as well reduce the occurrence of repeat cases in areas which have been cleared of the disease. He said according to the statistics, there were 1,487 marriages involving this group last year, while 1,615 was recorded in 2015. Ahmad Yunus also said as of August, 38 marriages involving girls under the age of 16 was recorded, 22 last year and 29 in 2015. He said according to the records, in the last five years, there were 357 applications for marriages involving under-aged people, with 321 approved.– BERNAMA

Source: New Strait Times November 13, 2017 11:37 UTC