malaysiangPUTRAJAYA, The Cabinet Committee Meeting on Agenda Nasional Malaysia Sihat (ANMS) today approved the Putrajaya Sihat Sejahtera (PSS) Strategic Plan as part of the national health agenda’s initiatives.
The plan aims to support the government’s goal of fostering a healthy public service workforce capable of contributing productively to Malaysia’s development.
Deputy Prime Minister and ANMS Cabinet Committee chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the PSS strategic plan outlined various strategies, initiatives, and targets to be achieved by 2030.
“It aims to reduce the prevalence of health risk factors among public servants in Putrajaya by implementing policies promoting healthy lifestyles and creating a health-supportive environment, while also improving health literacy and workplace wellness practices,” he said in a statement after chairing the meeting today.
PSS will be implemented from the pilot phase, running from 2024 to 2025, with a baseline data survey to be conducted this year, followed by a
n effectiveness survey at the end of 2025.
Ahmad Zahid stated that the strategies for implementing PSS include strengthening public servants’ health literacy, creating health-supportive environments, reinforcing health culture interventions, and enhancing the sustainability of health-supportive settings.
He added that 16 initiatives would be undertaken as key performance indicators to measure the success of PSS, with further assessments to be conducted through future surveys and studies.
‘These include the 2028 Malaysian Health Literacy Survey, the 2028 Malaysia Healthy Lifestyle Index, the 2028 National Health and Morbidity Survey, and the 2030 Post-PSS Effectiveness Study.
“With a whole-of-nation approach, the success of PSS hinges on empowering public servants and the commitment of strategic partners within ANMS, and health and wellness issues must be addressed across ministries or agencies, in line with the ‘health in all policies’ approach,” he said.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency
