Exactly 100 Years Of Independence Day In 2045, Vice President Ma'ruf Hopes Indonesia Really Has A Golden Generation

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin gave a speech at the Book Launching event "Step Forward: Local Initiatives in Reducing Stunting in Indonesia" (Via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin hopes that Indonesia will truly have a golden generation in 2045 or the 100th anniversary of independence.

This was conveyed by the Vice President in his online remarks at the Book Launching Moving Forward: Local Initiatives in Reducing Stunting in Indonesia in Jakarta, Tuesday, May 31.

"When Indonesia celebrates 100 years of independence in 2045, we hope that we really have a golden generation that is able to bring Indonesia to progress, and not a generation that is a demographic burden due to stunting," said Vice President Ma'ruf as quoted by Antara.

He said efforts to accelerate the reduction of stunting in Indonesia have been started since 2018. The vice president emphasized that the prevalence of stunting in children under five must be suppressed, because it has the potential to endanger the future of the nation, in terms of education, health, productivity, and the economy.

Referring to the National Strategy for Accelerating Stunting Reduction (Stranas Stunting), the Vice President said, the government continues to strengthen investment in the first 1,000 days of human life.

"We should be grateful that the prevalence of stunting has now decreased significantly from 30.8 percent in 2018, to 24.4 percent in 2021. This achievement is of course thanks to hard work, smart work, collaborative work from all parties, both at the center and in the regions," he explained.

According to him, the presence of regional innovations that utilize local wisdom and adapt to various characteristics of the local area is important, because often program implementation cannot be the same for all regions.

He assessed, through the book "Moving Forward: Local Initiatives in Reducing Stunting in Indonesia", the Indonesian people can see the enthusiasm of the stunting reduction fighters at the grassroots, where the hard work and dedication of stunting reduction fighters can be an example for all parties.

"I hope this book will further motivate cadres, midwives, nutritionists, public health workers, and local governments in carrying out the noble task of reducing stunting cases in Indonesian children, including through efforts to educate and empower the community to participate and prevent stunting," he said.

"For me, this book is not just a documentation of good practice in the field, but also a form of appreciation for local heroes for their struggles, and as a medium for sparking innovative ideas for all actors and partners, in an effort to accelerate stunting reduction at all levels of government," added the Vice President. .