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The Birth of

Health education and

Communication centre (HECC)

H e a l t h e d u c a t i o n i n M a l a y s i a b e g a n i n 1 9 6 8 a t B l o c k A , J a l a n Y o u n g ( n o w J a l a n C e n d e r a s a r i ) , K u a l a
Health education in Malaysia began in 1968 at Block A, Jalan Young (now Jalan Cenderasari), Kuala
L u m p u r . O v e r t h e y e a r s , t h e H e a l t h E d u c a t i o n U n i t e x p a n d e d , r e l o c a t i n g t o t h e M M A B u i l d i n g , J a l a n P a h a n g
Lumpur. Over the years, the Health Education Unit expanded, relocating to the MMA Building, Jalan Pahang
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( (1979) and later to Jalan Dungun (1987). A major milestone came in 1992 with the establishment of the
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Health Education and Communication Centre (HECC) in Jalan Rumah Sakit, Bangsar, formalising health
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communication as a national function. By 2004, the division moved to Putrajaya, integrating health
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