Social Development Dept. launch campaign on Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder

For nine days across nine provinces the Deputy Minister of Social Development, Mme Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu will be criss-crossing the country educating South Africans about the dangers of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD). FASD is a leading source of non-genetic developmental and intellectual disability globally and is usually associated with primary and secondary disabilities. South Africa has been identified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to have the highest reported prevalence of FASD in the world.