PANGKALPINANG - Pangkalpinang City Government, Bangka Belitung Islands Province, stated that 1,725 residents in the area were categorized as stunting risk. Local governments also strengthen steps and strategies to prevent potential increase in cases.
"We hope that regional apparatus organizations (OPD) and work units (Satker) convey programs, information, and discuss obstacles and develop plans to prevent stunting," said Pangkalpinang City Regional Secretary Mie Go, when opening a coordination meeting to accelerate the reduction of stunting at the city level in Pangkalpinang, Antara, Tuesday, July 29.
In an effort to accelerate stunting reduction, the Pangkalpinang City Government provides assistance and monitoring of target groups, such as brides and grooms (catin), pregnant women (bumi), mothers of nifas (bufas), toddlers, and babies under two years old (baduta).
In July 2025, assistance has been carried out on 6,160 targets. Of these, 1,725 of them were identified as stunting risk categories.
As for the details, the bride and groom are accompanied by 97 people, 44 of them are at risk of stunting, pregnant women are accompanied by 1,022 people, 542 are at risk, Mrs. Nifas is accompanied by 560 people, 241 are at risk, badminton and toddlers are accompanied by 2,756 children, 898 are at risk.
"We hope that the OPD and Satker who are present will convey the program as a form of mutual cooperation in reducing the stunting rate," said Mie Go.
He added that the strategy to accelerate stunting reduction carried out by the Pangkalpinang City Government still refers to Presidential Regulation Number 72 of 2021 concerning the Acceleration of Stunting Reduction.
According to the national target in 2024, the stunting rate is targeted at 14 percent. Based on data from the 2023 Indonesian Health Survey (SKI), the stunting rate in Pangkalpinang City is 20.6 percent. However, this figure has decreased by 6.2 percent to 14.4 percent.
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"Although the stunting reduction target of 14 percent in 2024 has been achieved, prevention and stunting reduction efforts remain a national priority, even until 2029 as stated in the National Stunting Reduction Acceleration Strategy (Stranas P3S)," he concluded.
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