KUPANG - The Governor of East Nusa Tenggara, Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat said that around 80,900 children in this island-based province are categorized as stunted or stunted, so that the provincial government's attention must be addressed.
"There are around 80,900 children in NTT categorized as stunted which the government is paying attention to," said Governor Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat in Kupang, Monday, December 6.
He explained that the problem of stunting in children was the focus of attention by the district/city governments in NTT in 2022.
"Tackling stunting is the focus of attention in the development of the health sector in addition to handling COVID-19," Viktor said as quoted by Antara.
Viktor said that stunting management should start when pregnant women are pregnant through the intervention of providing nutritious food and routine health checks.
"The problem of stunting is closely related to nutritional adequacy, so that from the beginning the fulfillment of nutrition must be a concern, so that the generation that is born is a superior generation if the fulfillment of nutrition is fulfilled properly," explained Viktor.
He said the area with the highest number of stunted children in NTT was Kupang City, following East Manggarai and South Central Timor Regency.
Viktor hopes that regional heads in NTT will seriously address the issue of stunting in children because it is a serious concern from the central government.
"We need to remind ourselves to work hard in dealing with stunting by allocating an adequate budget for health matters," said Viktor.
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