LANGKAWI, Feb 23 — The Health Ministry (MOH) aims to reduce the prevalence of stunted growth among children under five to 14.2 per cent by 2030.

JAKARTA, Aug 27 — Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) Programme will expand next year to target expectant and breastfeeding mothers, as well as toddlers, said Indonesia Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati.

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar SHAH ALAM, June 28 — Parents of children aged two to 12 who live in and near Kampung Tunku can bring their kids to a free health screening tomorrow. Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lim Yi Wei said children in that age range will undergo body mass index, growth, and diet...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — The community farming programme needs to be expanded in local communities in urban areas to address malnutrition among children living in these areas, said the Prime Minister's wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

SHAH ALAM, May 3 — A total of 2,800 children from low-income families have received nutritious food assistance at a RM500,000 allocation throughout this year, said Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari.

By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, June 28 — The state government will distribute nutritional food packs to 720 eligible children through the Selangor Child Nutrition Programme (Asas) programme, said the Selangor Public Health Advisory Council (Selphac). Committee member Dr Mohammad Farhan Rusli...

PUTRAJAYA, June 27 — 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 today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Putrajaya is the second richest state in Malaysia by median income but has the fourth-highest rate of stunting.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — If you notice that your adolescent child appears smaller or shorter than his or her peers, then he or she may be going through linear growth faltering – an abnormally slow rate of gain in a child's height or length that can lead to more serious growth issues like stunting.