JAKARTA - The Ministry of Finance signed a memorandum of understanding /MoU with the National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN) related to the handling of stunting.
"We know that the problem of stunting is not only a problem of BKKBN but also our problem (Kemenpora, red)," said Minister zainudin Amali during a press conference at Wisma Kemenpora, Monday, May 10.
Amali said, Kemenpora is very interested in handling teenagers and youth. Both young men and teenagers in general as well as those in the category of being athletes.
"Because if the source or talent is not good of course it will be problematic to his achievements," said the Minister.
"We also try to do various things so that we can synergize, not walk alone. Incidentally, there are members of commission IX dpr who also partnered with BKKBN present to witness this, so that we synergy we walk together," added The Minister of Amali.
Meanwhile, Head of BKKBN Hasto Wardoyo thanked and grateful to get direction from the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
"We hope, can always get direction and guidance from him because it is teenagers and young men become the right determinant of the birth of stunting children, also be a true determinant of the quality of human resources to reap demographic bonuses," said Hasto.
BKKBN, he said, will then regulate specifically how to prevent early marriage, reduce unwanted pregnancies and premarital sex etc.
"There is a lot that we can cooperate with the direction of Mr. Menpora," said Hasto.
Meanwhile, Commission IX of the House of Representatives Darul Siska appreciated the steps taken by BKKBN.
"Although the President has not yet come out but he has stepped forward to make an MoU with the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Because this is very closely related, the minister needs athletes who excel in the future in the golden age of Indonesia. While we as a nation must jointly overcome the problem of stunting," said Darul.
Agreed with the Minister of Finance Amali, Darul said upstream problems in the future is the development of human resources at the birth of stunting.
"If stunting can be overcome we have a healthy generation physically, mentally, mind inshaallah Indonesia that we aspire to be achieved in the future," he said.
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