Plan to stop stunting in children gets the nod


PUTRAJAYA: The Special Committee to Combat Double Burden of Malnutrition Among Children in Malaysia approved the 2022-2030 National Strategic Plan to Address the Problem of Stunting in Children in its first meeting, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

The Health Minister said the national strategic plan would be presented to the Cabinet and the Finance Ministry so that the plan to combat malnutrition in children would be raised as a national agenda in the 2023 Budget.

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