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MALAYSIAN HEALTH PROMOTION BOARD: MOBILIZING NGOs IN HEALTH
PROMOTION
byDR.YAHYA BIN BABA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
LEGISLATION
The Board is a statutory body established under an Act of Parliament (Act 651).
The Act was gazetted on 29 June 2006 and enforced by the Minister of Health on 1st April 2007.
Malaysian Health Promotion Board
According to … Malaysian Health Promotion Board Act (651), 2006:
Health Promotion refer to any action or activity which:
a) Strengthens the skills and capabilities of individuals, groups and communities as well as;
b) Enhance social and environmental conditions
….. So as to improve their health status.
HEALTH PROMOTION
“Health promotion is the process of enabling people to exert control over the determinants of health and thereby improve their health”
Ottawa Charter, 1986
HEALTH PROMOTION
Key strategies of health promotion advocated in the Ottawa Charter:
Building a healthy public policy.
Creating a supportive environment.
Developing personal skills.
Strengthening community action.
Reorientation of health services.
Improved health status means:
a) Decreased morbidity and mortalityb) Increased in life-expectancyc) Functional independenced) Quality of life
…… We also refer to this as health outcome.
Health status …
o Prevention and control of tobacco o Promotion of healthy lifestyles,
including promotion of exercise /physical activity and healthy eating
o Environmental healtho Mental healtho Cancer prevention
MHPB priority areas for health promotion
o Diabetes preventiono Cardiovascular disease preventiono Prevention of obesityo Sexual health(including HIV/AIDS)o Research in health promotiono Promoting health through sport, cultural
and arts activities
MHPB priority areas for health promotion
o Definitely we needo NGO, Media and Professional Bodies
play major roles in health promotiono Civil society (NGOs and community
organizations) play different roles from government and private sectors
Smart partnership
o Refers to the arena of uncoerced collective actions around shared interests, purposes and values
Smart partnership
o To succeed, programs and activities must be according to MySihat agenda and MOH policy
o Working together will ….i. increase synergy
ii. Avoid duplication of programs/activities
iii. Avoid negative competition iv. Avoid resources wastage
Smart partnership
o Based on trusto Based on the strength of each
organizationo Clear definition of roles and
responsibilitieso Implemented programs and activities must
be agreed by all parties
Smart partnership can be successful if….
TYPES OF NGOs
A. Specific health NGOs
◦ Persatuan Diabetes Malaysia◦ NASAM◦ Yayasan Jantung Negara Persatuan
Epilepsy Malaysia◦ Persatuan SLE◦ Nutrition Society of Malaysia◦ Malaysia Mental Health Association
Focus
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specific
health
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TYPES OF NGOs
B. Health-related NGOs
◦ Consultative Council of Religious◦ FFPAM◦ St. John’s Ambulance◦ Red Crescent Society◦ PUSPANITA
Areas of interest are more general but willing to take up health issues
TYPES OF NGOs
C. Umbrella organizations
◦ Malaysia AIDS Council◦ MAKNA◦ Malaysian Mental Health Council
Focus on health issues
o Create awarenesso Pressure groupso Monitoring and evaluationo Capacity buildingo Advocacy o Do projects in community
Role of NGOs
o NGOs are the front-liners in their community
o Identify public health issueso Increase community awarenesso Delivery of informationo Propose solutionso Lobby for change
Awareness and advocacy
PLEASE REMEMBER:QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ……
1.Non-profit organization
2.Registered with ROY/ROS
3. Sports organization registered with Suruhanjaya Sukan Malaysia
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ….
4. Companies limited by guarantee(non-profit) registered with
Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia
5. Foundations (yayasan)
6. IPTA/IPTS registered student clubs
7. Sports clubs in any departments
OBJECTIVE of MySihat
To develop the capacity of organizations including health related and community based organizations for health promotion
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OBJECTIVETo plan and implement health promotion programs and activities for the benefit of the community, with a particular focus on youth
OBJECTIVE
To develop and support programs to improve population health by preventing, reducing or stopping the use of tobacco products
OBJECTIVE
To fund and support sporting, recreational and cultural organizations to promote healthy lifestyles and healthy environments
NGOs .....
LEMBAGA PROMOSI KESIHATAN MALAYSIAMALAYSIAN HEALTH PROMOTION BOARD
What can we contribute?
Please apply for the grants:Grants means a sum of money awarded to any registered society by the Board to meet the expenses, partly or wholly, of any health promotion activities or programs to be carried out by that society
GRANTACTIVITIES
Grant conditions for project implementation
All successful applicants must adhere to adopt healthy public policy prepared by the Board in their projects and activities
Grant recipients must acknowledge and recognize MHPB through the use of oral or/and non-verbal communication materials in all health promotion events or activities funded by the Board
Grant conditions for project implementation
AREAS OF INVOLVEMENT
Smart partnership between and NGOs may be developed through forum, seminar and dialogue.
◦ Issues pertaining to health are discussed and resolved in this platform.
◦ No. of NGO’s attended our briefings: 2008- X 2009- X 2010- X
AREAS OF INVOLVEMENT
1. Organizing public awareness campaigns and conducting health promotion on specific health issues.
1. Talks, public forum, exhibitions, walks, runs, etc.
AREAS OF INVOLVEMENT2. Organizing and celebration of health
events at the community level.◦World TB Day by MAPTB◦World Heart Day by Yayasan Jantung Negara◦No Smoking Day by ASH, MMA◦World Breast Feeding Week by Malaysian
Breastfeeding Advisory Association◦World Mental Health Day by Malaysian Mental
Health Council◦World Diabetes Day by Malaysian Diabetes
Association◦World AIDS Day by Malaysian AIDS Council
(MAC)
AREAS OF INVOLVEMENT
3. Supporting and complementing the health campaigns/programs of the Government.
◦ Healthy Lifestyle Programs◦ Organ Donation Campaign◦ “Reduce Sugar Consumption” Campaign◦ Senam Seni Sihat◦ NCD Community Intervention Programs
AREAS OF INVOLVEMENT
4. Supporting the Health Camps/Medical Camps by the Ministry of Health in the community.
◦ Medical examination, medical screening, talks.
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESESS OF NGOs
STRENGTHS
NGOs are run by dedicated personnel/ volunteers who are committed and knowledgeable about the health issue they are advocating.
They have good networking with health professionals, the community and the private sector.
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESESS OF NGOs
STRENGTHS
They are not constrained by government policies and regulations. They are more flexible and independent.
They are acceptable to the community because they are usually members on the community.
They can reach out to certain sensitive target groups who are not accessible to the health (e.g. drug addicts, sex workers).
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESESS OF NGOs
WEAKNESSES
They lack personnel who can work full-time. They are dependent on volunteers who usually have a full time job and other commitments.
They often and always lack funds and materials resources.
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESESS OF NGOs
WEAKNESSES
They are limited by geography - they are often concentrated in the bigger towns, especially in the Klang Valley.
Their way of doing things may not fit well with government regulations and procedures (clash of culture).
BUT WILL SUPPORT NGOs
Health education materials.
Access to the mass media.
Technical expertise.
Financial support.
Networking within and without the MOH system.
Capacity building and Training.
FUTURE AREAS OF COORPORATION
Advocacy & development of healthy public policy. Provision of supportive service e.g. Health
screening, counseling, etc. Skills development. Mobilizing community action. Development and pre-testing and distribution of
educational materials. Conducting research and evaluating health
campaign.
MHPB welcome more strategic partners
LEMBAGA PROMOSI KESIHATAN MALAYSIAMALAYSIAN HEALTH PROMOTION BOARD
Terima kasih
L E M B A G A P R O M O S I K E S I H A T A N M A L A Y S I A03-88887700
www.healthpromo.gov.my