Abstract
Since attaining independence in 1957, Malaysia has achieved marked socio‐economic development including advances made in the health care delivery system. Vital statistics over the decades showed much improvement in the health status of Malaysians in general. For example, the infant, toddler and maternal mortality rates have declined to levels reflective of developed countries namely, 9.5, 0.7 and 0.2 per 1,000 live births respectively in 1997. The nutritional status of Malaysians mirrors a society that is undergoing nutrition transition. Consequences of the dual burden of under‐ and over‐nutrition are evident in various age groups in rural and urban areas. Nutrition problems which persist include underweight and stunting in children, anaemia in young children, women and the elderly, iodine deficiency disorders in interior population groups in Sarawak and Sabah, folic acid deficiency among pregnant women, and subclinical retinol deficiency in young children. The Ministry of Health has played a pivotal role in implementing various nutrition intervention programmes towards the alleviation of these problems. These programmes will be elaborated.
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