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Institute for
Public Health

The National Health and Mobility Survey (NHMS) :
Maternal & Child Health (MCH)

Dr Mohd Shaiful Azlan Bin Kassim, Dr Muhammad Azri Adam Bin Adnan

The Institute for Public Health (IPH), Ministry of Health Malaysia Deputy Minister of Health, Dato’ Dr. Noor Azmi Bin Ghazali at
has been periodically conducting the National Health and Morbidity Crystal Crown Hotel, Petaling Jaya on the 4th August 2022 in the
Survey (NHMS) since 1986. The main objective is to obtain middle of an extensive data collection training workshop. During
information on the health status and morbidity of the Malaysian the data collection phase, each team travelled using IPH rental
population. The National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS): vehicles to their selected survey locality or enumeration block (EB).
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) was conducted for the first time in A total of 70 data collection teams visited 15,000 randomly selected
2016. In 2022, this survey has been conducted for the second time. living quarters simultaneously all over Malaysia within three
The aim of NHMS MCH is to collect information on the latest health months; 3rd August until 31st October 2022 . The team consisted
status of women of reproductive age, mother and their children in of technical staff and Personnel MySTEP. The field implementation
Malaysia. Data from the NHMS MCH will be used to support the of NHMS MCH received support from the nurses from all State
United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) & Universal Health Departments during listing and data collection. Throughout
Health Coverage (UHC) Indicators. the data collection phase, the field implementation was monitored
actively by the central coordinating team (CCT). To ensure a better
The second cycle NHMS MCH was led by Dr. Mohd Shaiful Azlan response rate from the respondents, several promotional activities
Bin Kassim as the principal investigator and was advised by Dr. were planned including a briefing session via the main-stream
Noor Ani Ahmad, the Director of Institute for Public Health. The media and social media such as Facebook. Currently, the team is
whole research team members consisted of the stakeholders preparing the final technical report which has been scheduled to
from the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Women, Family and be presented to the top management of Ministry of Health by the
Community Development (KPWKM) and research experts from first quarter of 2023.
local universities. The NHMS MCH was officiated by the Honourable

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