Malaysia scores a dismal D- for children’s physical activity on report card

PUTRAJAYA: Children aged five to 17 in Malaysia have scored an unsatisfactory D- on their physical activity and health on the Malaysia 2022 Physical Activity Report Card For Children And Adolescents, which was launched by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in cooperation with Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance and Sun Life Malaysia.

UKM Health Sciences Faculty senior lecturer cum Active Healthy Kids Malaysia chairman Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Razif Shahril said immediate action needs to be taken by parents and the community to raise the level of physical activities for children.