Being There for Needy Families

By Emilia Ismail

October 2017 FEATURE
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The Penang Family Health Development Association has been offering crucial help to infants, mothers and the aged since 1961.Yeap Meng Chee.The Penang Family Health Development Association (PFHDA), formerly known as the Family Planning Association, was established in 1961 to provide services exclusively for women’s health. Today, its primary mission is to be an effective NGO caring for community health, and promoting sexual and reproductive health rights in Penang. Their motto? “My Body, My Responsibility”.According to PFHDA chairperson, Yeap Meng Chee,...

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Emilia Ismail

is a freelance writer who has a love-hate relationship with the weighing scale.

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