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Nanning offers free DNA tests

A city in south China is offering free DNA tests to low-income families, which will help them register their offspring and receive poverty relief benefits.

The authorities in Yongning District in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, have decided to waive the cost of DNA tests for 500 poor and unregistered people so that they can register for a resident permit, known as a “hukou,” and qualify for financial and social assistance.

In China couples must register their marriage with their local civil affairs agency. But in some rural and under-developed areas this is not always followed. This means their children, who are often born outside hospitals and clinics, are unregistered and, therefore, unable to access many social benefits.


 

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