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Baby Can Now Go To Australia For Treatment

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- Intervention by the Education Ministry has made it possible for an eight-month-old baby from Terengganu to seek medical treatment for his complex heart ailment in Australia soon.
Thanks to the persuasive power of several ministry officials, the Public Service Department (PSD) finally gave its approval for a RM330,000 fund to enable Mohamed Adib Irfan Che Hussin to undergo an operation at the Royal Hospital For Children in Sydney.
On top of that, the Yayasan Guru and the ministry's Sports and Cultural Association each contributed RM100,000 to help the child and his family.
His parents, both teachers, personally thanked Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein for going the extra mile in helping their sick child.
Speaking to reporters after meeting the minister on the sidelines of a function here Thursday, Che Husin Ismail, 44, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to all those concerned.
"We leave it to the Education Ministry to make the necessary travel arrangement for us," said the Sekolah Kebangsaan Kuala Besut headmaster who was accompanied by his wife, Roselina Abdullah, who teaches at the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tengku Mahmud.
The couple's baby was diagnosed with the ailment by a specialist at the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) hospital in Kubang Kerian in July last year.
Mohamed Adib Irfan is expected to be in Australia for about three months for the first phase of treatment, Che Husin said.