JULY 12 ― Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin recently launched the #AnakMalaysiaSihat media programme, a strategic collaboration between the Ministry of Health (MoH) and...
JULY 12 ― Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin recently launched the #AnakMalaysiaSihat media programme, a strategic collaboration between the Ministry of Health and Universiti Putra Malaysia, to raise public awareness of child stunting and to provide nutritional information for the first 1,000 of life.
The #AnakMalaysiaSihat website provides a comprehensive range of information regarding diet and health for the mother and the child, from pre-conception to 2 years of age. It remains questionable, however, that household financial management is included as part of the #AnakMalaysiaSihat media program.
Children under the age of five are especially vulnerable to malnutrition due to poverty or food insecurity as they do not attend school yet. A 2020 study conducted by Unicef Malaysia among low-income families in the urban area revealed that Covid-19 changed the dietary patterns of these families due to reduced income. Some of the dietary changes include increased consumption of instant noodles, decreased intake of fruits, and replacement of animal-based products with eggs as a cheaper source of protein.
Child malnutrition associated with food insecurity can contribute to a lifetime of consequences, including lower educational attainment, increased health care costs, and elevated lifelong health risk, leading to a vicious cycle of poverty and poor health.
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