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.
I don't really see stunting in reality. My nephew was considered not tall before 12 years old. But now at 18 he's 5foot 10inches. So don't worry about the nonsense stunting things. Look at reality.
Not enough money to buy healthy food.. everythings are so expensive keluarga_ malaysia
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