BKKBN: Innovation Of Hormone Drug Products Is An Effort To Prevent Stunting

Head of BKKBN Hasto Wardoyo when attending the Launch of the Consolidation of Domestic Product Procurement for Electronic Catalog for Fiscal Year 2023 in Jakarta, Wednesday (7/7/2023). (PHOTO BETWEEN/HO-BKKBN)

JAKARTA - The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) said that innovation in existing hormone medicinal products is one of the government's efforts to prevent stunting. "“I appreciate the cooperation between the BKKBN Goods/Services Procurement Unit and the Government Goods/Services Procurement Policy Institute (LKPP). Until now, the 2023 BKB Kit Stunting product has been broadcast on the BKKBN Sectoral Catalog,” said Head of BKKBN Hasto Wardoyo in a statement in Jakarta, Antara, Friday, June 9. In the Launch of Domestic Product Procurement Consolidation for Electronic Catalog for Fiscal Year 2023 in Jakarta, Wednesday (7/7), he said that BKKBN has made many innovations related to hormone drug products and is produced locally. One of the developments is holding a three-month injection KB. Even though women have been paired with the new type of KB, they can still experience the menstrual cycle as usual normally. It's just that, he said, based on the evaluation of the procurement of BKB Kit Stunting in the field, there were many discrepancies in technical specifications, price differences, delays in shipping and lack of items in one package. Thus, Hasto Wardoyo hopes that this problem will receive assistance from the LKPP. Responding to this, LKPP Head Hendrar Prihadi said the consolidation of procurement was an effort to accelerate the absorption of government budgets. LKPP itself has launched four consolidated products, namely NPK fertilizer, 2 Dimensional ultrasound, and Kit and BKB Kit Stunting Anthropometry. He said the impact of the procurement of four products for state spending was the occurrence of efficiency of IDR 1.69 trillion. "How then can this large number of goods and services procurement process be applied in a transparent and efficient manner, if it is used for purchasing domestic products, it can actually absorb two million workers, increase, leverage economic growth of 1.5 to 1.8 percent," he said. Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono added that in addition to the innovation of hormone drugs, stunting prevention can be done through the procurement of ultrasound at the puskesmas to find out the risk of pregnancy experienced by each prospective mother, so that it can be immediately treated at the hospital. "“USG can also identify stunting, because its characteristics have been seen since the fetus was still in the womb," he said. Meanwhile, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut B. Pandjaitan reminded each party to follow the direction of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo that 95 percent of the government's budget must be allocated for domestic products. This is a joint effort and support in achieving the government's big vision in realizing an Advanced Indonesia in 2045 or when Indonesia's 100 years of independence. "This is an opportunity for us to consolidate in the electronic catalog so that the price becomes cheaper. The purpose of consolidation is to increase the use of domestic products, strengthen and empower industry, as well as the efficiency of government spending," Luhut said.