OrphanCARE urges ministry to set up more baby hatches

KUALA LUMPUR – OrphanCARE, the organisation responsible for the first baby hatch in the country, has urged the government to consider setting up more of the facility throughout the country.

Its secretary Azra Banu said the proposal had been put forward to the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry and the Welfare Department last month and it was now waiting for a reply.

“Right now, we are looking at setting up baby hatches at the hospitals, maternity clinics and local council buildings which are open 24 hours daily,” she said .

Azra said the baby hatch received its seventh baby yesterday since it opened on May 29 this year, and the previous six babies received had been successfully adopted by selected couples.

“A few more children from the orphanages managed by us have also been adopted by selected couples.”

However, she said, the baby hatch would not be the solution but an alternative way to curb baby dumping, which had become rampant of late.

“We believe in a holistic approach. The young mothers can be assured that their infants will be taken care of and then placed in the care of loving families if they don’t want them.

“We also believe that education must come before enforcement, and what is required is instilling moral and religious values in the young, both at home and school,” she added.


Source: Bernama