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Figure 68
Percentage of Anaemic Among Antenatal Mothers (Hb < 11gm %) Attending Government
Health Clinics, 2004 to 2017

Source: Health Informatics Centre, 2017

HEALTHY CATERING TRAINING

Objective of Healthy Catering Training is to increase knowledge and skills among food handlers in
Malaysia on healthy eating and clean, healthy and safe food preparation. The implementation of this
initiative started in 2004. It was targeted to all operators and food handlers such as restaurants, food
stalls, cafeterias, fast food restaurants and canteens.

Topics as in Healthy Catering Module:
i. Unit A: Healthy Eating Principle
ii. Unit B: Serving Healthy Meal
iii. Unit C: Food Safety and Cleanliness
iv. Unit D: Effect of Unhealthy Eating and Preparation of Unclean and Unsafe Food

In 2017, two trainings had been conducted by the Nutrition Division involved operators and food handlers
who provides food services in SMK Taman Tun Dr Ismail and SMK Jinjang. These school canteens later
received the Healthy Cafeteria recognition). Meanwhile, at states level, 118 districts/regions/divisions
had each conducted minimum of two (2) trainings. Total of 11,748 operators and food handlers had
participated in this training for 2017 (Image 28. The distribution of Healthy Catering Training based on
settings is as shown in the Figure 69 below:

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