JAKARTA - Handling stunting in Indonesia is now increasingly being directed at utilizing technology as a supporting tool in accelerating intervention. Local governments have also begun to innovate to ensure that monitoring of children's growth and development runs effectively and on target.
One concrete step was taken by the City Government of Kediri, East Java, which uses a digital application system to monitor and evaluate stunting management in its area. This initiative is aimed at increasing the effectiveness of intervention programs and strengthening collaboration between related agencies.
Acting Head of the Communication and Information Office (Diskominfo) of Kediri City, Ning Suyudi, explained that the application functions as a monthly monitoring tool for the development of toddlers who are stunted.
"Through this application, all the data needed in handling stunting toddlers can be accessed and monitored regularly," he said, as quoted by ANTARA.
The application, which was launched since 2024, provides important information, including recording the stunting Toddler Note Book (BNBA), and the process of handling toddlers from month to month. This allows the evaluation of the program's performance and achievements to be carried out more systematically.
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One of the advantages of this system is its ability to automatically withdraw data from existing systems, so that regional devices do not need to re-input. This is an added value in terms of work efficiency and data consistency.
Through their ease of access to information, cross-sectoral teams that are members of the Stunting Reduction Acceleration Team (TPPS) can design more targeted interventions based on real data.
From the recorded data, the number of toddlers stunting in Kediri City in the period January to September 2024 reached 1,978 children. Of that number, 545 toddlers were declared cured, while 725 toddlers had not yet carried out further examinations.
Evaluation of the stunting program has been carried out together with a number of agencies that are members of the TPPS, including the Health Service, Bappeda, Dispendukcapil, the Food and Agriculture Security Service, and sub-district ranks in the City of Kediri area.
Amazed hopes that the existence of this application will not only strengthen inter-sectoral coordination, but also ensure that all registered toddlers will actually receive regular and comprehensive health monitoring every month.
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