Sabah has highest rate of blindness in Malaysia, says council president


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has the highest rate of blindness in Malaysia at 56% or even higher, says National Council for the Blind Malaysia president Datuk Rosalind Chew.

She urged the government to identify causes of blindness specific to Sabah, adding that it was significantly above the national average that some people face severe visual impairments, while others are completely blind.

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