Stunting In Bogor City Is Still At 18.2 Percent, Jokowi Gives This Message To The Acting Mayor

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was greeted by Acting Mayor of Bogor Hery Antasari in Bogor City, Tuesday 11 June 2024 (doc the Bogor City Government)

BOGOR - President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo conducted an inspection of the simultaneous stunting prevention activities for the implementation of posyandu, to Posyandu Kusuma Wijaya, Kebon Pedes Village, Tanah Sareal District, Bogor City, Tuesday 11 June 2024.

The city of Bogor is the first area visited by the head of state in stunting prevention activities.

Even today, Bogor City is included in the top 10 regions from 27 regencies/cities in West Java, which experienced a decrease in stunting percentage with 18.2 percent from 18.8 percent previously based on the results of the Indonesian health survey in 2023.

Even so, for data on the month of weighing babies in 2023, the stunting rate for Bogor City is only 2.59 percent of the total weighted children.

"This means that there are two standard measurements that we continue to monitor together. Yes, this has been censused, then this is a survey," said the Acting (Pj) Mayor of Bogor, Hery Antasari while accompanying Jokowi.

In an effort to reduce the stunting rate and prevent new stunting, in addition to taking five steps to measure and intervene simultaneously to prevent stunting, Bogor City also has two additional steps that are an innovation for Bogor City, namely, interventions carried out by regional officials with alternatingly sensitive prevention, such as for example the Social Service intervenes through BPJS participation, PUPR through sanitation programs, environmental settlements and so on.

Meanwhile, for the 7th step, namely DP3A and Disdukcapil, they will fulfill population administration for data collection and so on.

"We have an innovation program that has been running for eradication and prevention, such as intervention through a continuum of care approach entitled Taleus Bogor, the Bogor City Resilient Child Mother Training (Batagor) program, the provision of egg assistance from ASN (Lur Important City Government)," said Hery.

All of these are innovations in Bogor City in order to prevent and reduce stunting rates in Bogor City.

In addition, various other programs and activities are mini workshops, audits of stunting cases, convergence of stunting and the provision of additional food, Mr. Foster in Overcoming Stunting (Basuh Anting) which involves the wider community, both private parties and residents and other programs.

When Hery accompanied Jokowi, they occasionally seemed to be discussing, looking relaxed but serious. Asked about the discussion on what was discussed, Hery said that he reported various innovation programs carried out by Bogor City so that the stunting rate decreased. Jokowi also gave three messages.

"Earlier, the three words were said, 'good sir, good, good'. So, we also report about innovation and process. Because the standard is five steps, but Bogor City has 7 steps, two additional steps are Bogor City innovation, so he appreciates it, he said, "said Hery.

For information during his visit, Jokowi was accompanied by First Lady, Iriana Jokowi, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK), Muhadjir Effendy, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin, and Acting Governor of West Java, Bey Machmudin and Acting Mayor of Bogor, Hery Antasari.