Malaysian children are still not getting enough nutrition, due to food security, its availability and accessibility, and knowledge of dietary diversity.
Amirudin Shari also announced an allocation of RM200,000 under the state’s 2022 budget for eye screening of schoolchildren in Selangor after a year of virtual learning.
Malaysia is off course to meet global targets for childhood stunting, wasting, anaemia in women of reproductive age, low birth weight, and adult diabetes.