00:00 Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister. It is very complete and comprehensive.
00:07 Only a little while ago, about four or five years ago, when UNICEF announced the existence of Bantut or Stunting,
00:17 at the level of 27.1% in five of our children experienced it, we were shocked.
00:25 But NHMS confirmed it. My short question is,
00:31 is the measure of the size and how much marginalised groups can be handled well?
00:41 So, a measure of success. Since the last time, the matter has been put to rest until now.
00:46 Is there any progress from the Minister? Thank you.
00:52 Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr. President.
01:02 We also admit that there is a problem with Bantut.
01:07 In the five years of this problem,
01:12 we have received information that 29.7% of children in Taska are suffering from Bantut.
01:24 There are several actions that we have taken,
01:28 especially in our country, where preventive care is a problem.
01:35 And when we introduce the 1000 days treatment,
01:42 starting from pregnancy to two years,
01:45 sometimes the society, especially the parents,
01:49 are reluctant to ignore the instructions to get treatment, especially for the children in Bantut.
01:58 And sometimes the society sees the children as cute,
02:05 while they are suffering from Bantut.
02:08 And also, in the health insurance paper,
02:12 we also emphasize that there is a collaboration between private and public.
02:17 And we cannot work in a silo.
02:20 So I urge every relevant ministries,
02:23 which involves children, to work with the KKM.
02:27 Especially the Ministry of Economy,
02:30 so that we can see the food supply for the poor communities,
02:36 and to pay attention to the food ingredients.
02:42 And I am also worried about the rising cost of living,
02:48 such as rice and other necessities.
02:51 And also, the rising cost of nutrition,
02:54 which will cause the parents to choose to get cheap food.
02:58 And also, pregnant mothers who do not take the best nutrition
03:04 to ensure their children are born healthy and not in Bantut.
03:09 And also, the effects of Bantut are very significant,
03:13 where the children in Bantut will be more exposed to diseases such as obesity.
03:19 And this will cause the productivity of the children to be affected.
03:23 And also, if the children are well-off,
03:27 the country's productivity in the future will also be affected
03:30 to produce the best results for the country.
03:33 The first 1000 days are important, Mr. Prime Minister.
03:36 The first 1000 days to determine the learning potential,
03:38 and finally, the earning potential.
03:40 That is very important.
03:42 I agree with you, Mr. Mohamad.
03:44 Thank you.
03:46 Mr. Sarus.
03:47 Thank you, Madam Speaker.
03:50 As we know, children are classified as Bantut
03:54 when they do not reach the level of their age.
03:59 This is based on the length or height of their growth.
04:04 This can happen when a child does not get quality food
04:09 and enough in a long period of time.
04:12 According to a study...
04:14 Questions, questions.
04:15 According to the National Health and Mobility Survey,
04:20 the child poverty is not limited to the poor,
04:24 but rather to the upper class.
04:26 Where about 22% and 17% of children from B40 and T20
04:33 experience the phenomenon of Bantut
04:35 which can affect their long-term health.
04:38 As a proactive step to address the issue of poverty and child poverty,
04:43 will the Ministry also increase cooperation
04:48 with agencies such as Pernas
04:50 under the ProMark health food programme
04:53 to provide quality food to low-income students,
04:57 including poor countries such as Kelantan, Tengah Hanukkah, and the police.
05:03 Second, how does the government monitor
05:07 the practice of providing healthy and balanced food
05:10 to children,
05:12 as opposed to the parents who fail to provide healthy food for their children.
05:18 Thank you.
05:20 Thank you, Mr. President.
05:26 Regarding the question,
05:31 there is cooperation between private and public initiatives
05:37 such as Ayasan Buhari
05:39 as it happened in Kedah.
05:41 Ayasan has provided food
05:46 for about RM6
05:49 to be distributed to schools
05:51 for B40 and the chosen group.
05:54 We are also eager to provide healthy food
06:00 to all children who have T20, M40, and B40.
06:07 However, this depends on the government's ability.
06:11 I agree that the problem of poverty
06:15 is not only for B40.
06:19 In our record,
06:21 in the past 5 years,
06:24 there have been problems of poverty in three countries,
06:27 such as Kelantan and Putrajaya,
06:30 in the top three,
06:32 where the majority of the population in Putrajaya
06:36 are educated.
06:38 We see that these groups take easy steps
06:41 because of the busyness and the extensive construction of work.
06:45 The food is always provided to these children as fast food.
06:53 This causes the problem of poverty to occur.
06:57 I would like to take an example.
06:59 I cannot name the school name clearly.
07:01 It is a Chinese school,
07:05 called Qingquan Huyu in Mua.
07:08 They have a community work group
07:11 where the parents provide the same food
07:15 to all teachers and children
07:18 so that the food is of good quality and nutritious.
07:21 I see that this is a good thing.
07:25 If we only depend on food schemes like RMT,
07:29 where sometimes the workers provide sausages and rice,
07:34 the parents may have the time to cook together
07:39 and provide the food with love.
07:43 This will make the children more interested
07:46 in cooking and nutritious food.
07:49 In addition, through the White Paper of Health,
07:53 we will strengthen the public-private initiative
07:56 with the cooperation of other ministries.
08:00 As I have emphasized,
08:02 we cannot work in silos.
08:04 Sometimes, the ministries can work together.
08:09 We provide the same food.
08:12 If possible, we would like to establish food banks
08:16 that are distributed by all ministries to the people and children
08:19 through the menus that we pass
08:23 and we suggest with permission.
08:26 That is my answer.
08:27 That's all. Thank you.
08:28 Thank you.
08:29 [END]
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