Bandar Lampung City Government Targets Stunting Rate To Decrease By 3.4 Percent

Acting (Plt) Head of the Bandar Lampung City Disaster Population and Family Control Agency Santi Sundari/Via ANTARA

BANDARLAMPUNG - The City Government (Pemkot) of Bandar Lampung is targeting a reduction in the stunting rate in 2022 to 16 percent or a decrease of 3.4 percent.

"If we look at the stunting rate in 2021 at 19.4 percent for 2022, we are targeting to decrease to 16 percent, so that in 2024 the prevalence rate will be 10 percent," said Acting Head of the Bandarlampung City Disaster Population and Family Control Agency, Dr. Santi Sundari in Bandar Lampung, Antara, Monday, August 1.

The stunting chart in Bandar Lampung continues to decline every year, where from 2020 to 2021 there will be a decline of around 6 percent so that currently the prevalence is at 19.4 percent. "Of course, the decline in the stunting rate is due to the hard work of cross-sectors and the support of the Mayor of Bandarlampung," he said.

Meanwhile, Head of the Regional Planning and Development Agency (Bappeda) of Bandarlampung City, Khaidarmansyah, said that in order to reduce the stunting rate, which currently stands at 19.4 percent, of course, a targeted program called convergence must be made.

"Convergence is that all Regional Apparatus Organizations (OPD) have a budget whose direction must be towards the handling of stunting. So it is hoped that every OPD knows their respective roles," he said.

He also said that one of the factors that influence stunting is the economic growth of the community.

"One of the factors that influence it is economic growth. So the economy of this community must be boosted, if the economy is good then people's purchasing power will also increase, including for health spending so that children born are normal," he said.