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• SANITATION MONITORING OF CENTRES IN TOURISM
The tourism industry has grown rapidly and has attracted many tourists to come and visit our attractions
and resorts around the country. With this development, the Ministry feels that it is necessary to ensure
the level of cleanliness and sanitation in these places through routine monitoring of issues related to
environmental health at these centres, so that they can be identified and take appropriate actions when
needed. Such measures are necessary to ensure the health status of the people who visit these places
and can also help in boosting the tourism industry of the country and contribute to the country’s economy.

These monitoring activities are carried out through the Environmental Health Safety (PEKA) Program
under the Engineering Services Division, MoH. These centres are evaluated and graded based on
existing standards on drinking water quality, and guidelines on solid waste management, drainage,
sullage and sewage water disposal and toilet hygiene. In 2017, there are about 199 tourism centres
or resorts that were involved with this program. The grading performance of these centres for 2017 is
arrange by states and is shown in Figure 12.

Figure 12
Sanitary Performance of Tourism Centres by States for 2017

Source: Engineering Services Division, MoH

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ACTION PLAN (NEHAP)
To address the major environmental health problems and needs for action, Malaysia have decided to
prepare and implement NEHAP which represents strategies on how to improve environmental health
within the country and defines the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders. Highlights of
NEHAP Malaysia activities in 2017 are as follows:

• STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Steering Committee Meeting was conducted twice a year and chaired by the Director General of Health,
YBhg. Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham bin Abdullah. The committee members were representatives from 13
relevant technical agencies, Chairmen of Thematic Working Groups (TWGs), Core Team members
and the Liaison Officers from Engineering Services Division. The decisions made in the meetings were
as follows:

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