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31 Mei, 2012 12:03 PM

Over 70,000 Orphans In China Receive Free Insurance For Severe Illnesses

BEIJING, May 31 (Bernama) -- More than 70,000 orphans in China have been given free insurance contracts that cover the costs of treating 12 critical illnesses as a joint insurance programme supported by the government and a charity organisation continues to expand.

The 12 major illnesses covered include malignant tumors, illnesses requiring organ or stem cell transplants, acute kidney failure, aplastic anemia, acute hepatitis and infantile paralysis, among others.

The most recent beneficiaries are from Beijing, Qinghai, Tianjin, Henan, Shanxi and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Xinhua news agency reported.

An insurance fund created through public donations will be accessible for one year from June 1 or Children's Day, Dr.Heidi Hu, managing director of China Children Insurance Foundation (CCIF) said Thursday.

The foundation launched the programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Affairs in 2009 to provide free insurance for children of poor families and 712,000 orphans under 18.

"So far, we have distributed about 500,000 insurance contracts to children in 20 provincial regions, including the quake-hit province of Sichuan and the plateau areas of Qinghai and Tibet," said Hu.

Each insured child is covered for 100,000 yuan (about US$15,750) at a premium of 50 yuan a year.

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