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ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR NUTRITION OF MALAYSIA
(NPANM) III, 2016-2025
NPANM III, 2016-2025 is the 10 years plan of action developed to address nutrition problem and
challenges in the country through trans and multi-sectoral approach. Therefore, focus for the first three
years of NPANM III, 2016-2025 implementation is to conduct the advocacy activities at intra and inter-
agency level with involvement of various stakeholders. Until 2017, about 22 advocacy activities have
been conducted to 112 agencies/ministries/professional bodies/universities/food industries and others.

The main advocacy activity that has been conducted by Nutrition Division in 2017 was Round Table
Discussion of NPANM III, 2016-2025 Enabling Strategy 5: Sustaining Food Systems to Promote Healthy
Diet. This roundtable discussion was held on 12 September 2017 chaired by the Deputy Director
General of Health (Public Health) and attended by 40 people from related ministries and agencies.
This advocacy activity was the first to discuss the issues related to implementation, challenges and
constraints for activities under this strategy. Furthermore, the commitment from other ministries and
agencies on the implementation of the activities under this strategy were also presented (Table 44).

Table 44
List of Presentations during Round Table Discussion of NPANM III, 2016-2025 Enabling
Strategy 5: Sustaining Food Systems to Promote Healthy Diet on 12 September 2017

No Title Ministries/agencies

1. FAMA’s Initiatives Towards Sustainable, Resilient And Federal Agricultural Marketing
Efficient Production Of Fruit And Vegetables For The Authority (FAMA)
Population
2. Food Industries’ Role and Commitment In Producing Malaysian Food Manufacturing
More and Healthier Food and Beverage Options to the Group (FMM MAFMAG)
Population
3. Use of Economic Tools (Tax, Incentives, Subsidy, Zero Ministry of Finance
GST) in Creating Supportive Environment for Healthy
Diets: Milestones and Challenges population
Source: Nutrition Division, 2017

In addition to the roundtable discussions, four advocacy activities were conducted separately to the
School Management Division & Matriculation Division (Ministry of Education), agencies under Ministry
of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry, MARA Education Division and United Nations University at the
headquarters level. Moreover, NPANM III, 2016-2025 advocacy activities were also conducted at the
state level such as Seminar of National Plan of Action for Nutrition of Malaysia (NPANM) III, 2016-2025
Penang State Level and Johor Scientific Meeting involving health professionals.

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