The President Will Attend The Peak Of The 2022 National Price Commemoration In Medan
President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana Jokowi were greeted by North Sumatra Governor Edy Rahmayadi and his wife after landing at Soewondo Air Base, Medan City / Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will attend the peak of the commemoration of the 29th National Family Day (harganas) in 2022 at Merdeka Square, Medan, on the second day of his working visit in North Sumatra (Sumut), Thursday, July 7. Starting his work agenda on Thursday July 7, the President will visit Petisah Market, Medan City, according to information from the Press Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat. At Petisah Market, the President will distribute a number of social assistance for the beneficiaries of the Family Hope Program (PKH) and traders. Palm Oil Research (PPKS), Kampung Baru, Medan City, as well as dialogue with representatives of oil palm farmers. Next, the Head of State will head to Merdeka Square, Medan City, to attend the Peak Commemoration of the 29th National Family Day (harganas) in 2022. In the afternoon, the President will go to the Market Center, Medan City, to again hand over a number of social assistance. The President is then scheduled to review the renovation of the house on stilts in Belawan District, Medan City. After the entire series of events, President Jokowi will head to the Soewondo Air Force Base, Medan City, and then take off to Jakarta using the Indonesia-1 Presidential Aircraft.

In commemoration of the 29th Harganas in 2022, the government invites all parties to play an active role and work together to reduce stunting in children according to the set target. "The first thousand days of life are the golden age of Indonesian people. let's really eradicate stunting for the sake of a glorious Indonesia and for the sake of superior Indonesian people in 2045," said Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Muhadjir Effendy in Medan, Wednesday (7/7). Muhadjir emphasized that President Joko Widodo has targeted the maximum stunting rate in Indonesia to decrease in 2024 by 14 percent. "This year the minimum must decrease by 3.2 percent, there are only six months left (until the end of 2022) if we want stunting to drop to 14 percent in 2024," said Widodo. Muhadjir. The prevalence rate of stunting in Indonesia has decreased from 27.7 percent in 2019 to 24.4 percent in 2021.


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