East Sumba Focuses On Three Aspects Of Dealing With Dwarfism

KUPANG - The government of East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara focuses on fixing three aspects to deal with the problem of stunting in children, namely child nutrition, housing conditions, and the availability of clean water. the community," said East Sumba Deputy Regent David Melo Wadu in a written statement in Kupang, Monday, March 28. The local government recorded the prevalence of stunting in East Sumba as of March 25, 2022, reaching 20.9 percent with a total of around 3,000 cases. Melo Wadu said the condition This puts East Sumba in the yellow category and is in second place after Ngada Regency. He said the Central Government is targeting the stunting prevalence rate to decrease to below 14 percent by 2024.

To support the achievement of these targets, he said, his party focused on interventions to improve children's nutrition, uninhabitable houses, and the availability of clean water. nutrition and supporting infrastructure development. "Regency to sub-district and village governments and the entire community will work in an integrated manner, so that it is right on target in suppressing stunting cases," he said, quoted by Antara.