Resume Supplementary Food Programme for schoolchildren, govt urged

The People’s Health Forum (PHF) has urged the new government to resume Rancangan Makanan Tambahan (RMT), or Supplementary Food Programme, for schoolchildren to prevent students from lower-income families nationwide from going hungry.

“Before the Covid-19 pandemic, over 500,000 Malaysian students from low-income households relied on RMT annually to acquire sufficient nutrients.

“Given that the funding for the programme for 2021 has already been approved...