MALAYSIAN HEALTH PROMOTION BOARD: MOBILIZING NGOs IN HEALTH

PROMOTION

byDR.YAHYA BIN BABA

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

ASSALAMUALAIKUM

We are here:Aras 9, 11 & 12, 26 Boulevard, Persiaran Perdana,

Presint 3 , 62675 Putrajaya

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

on one

specific

health

area

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

Malaysia needs strong voice of civil society

Effectiveness depends on

REMEMBER ….

YOU

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

Smoke free initiatives:Smoke free Melaka

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

More … strategic partners

And of course : you

We are committed…

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

                                                              

       

                    

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