JAKARTA - The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) of West Java Province (West Java) said that the beneficiaries of the Free Nutrition Food Program (MBG) for the 3B group (Bumil, Busui, and Toddlers) had reached 215,057 people during the one year implementation of the program.

"There are 215,057 recipients of the target that have received the benefits of MBG within one year of implementing this program," said Head of West Java BKKBN Representative Dadi Ahmad Roswandi in Bandung, Tuesday, quoted by Antara.

Dadi explained that the implementation of the MBG Program involved around 110 thousand Family Assistance Teams (TPK) and 753 Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) serving 3B groups throughout West Java.

According to him, in contrast to MBG in educational institutions whose distribution is directly to schools, MBG for 3B groups is carried out directly to beneficiaries through a mentoring mechanism in the field.

"Friends of the extension officer with their blue extension motorbike, they took the MBG to the target location. Then they cooperated with the family companion team," said Dadi.

Furthermore, his party has also conducted a study in the Greater Bandung area, to find out the number of stunting reductions during the program for one year.

"The results are good, in less than three months there will be a decrease of three percent of the risk rate of stunting in Greater Bandung, specifically for MBG recipients," he said.

Dadi hopes that the MBG program targeting the 3B group can be a hope that there will be a significant decrease in stunting prevalence in the province.

"We hope that the stunting rate thanks to the MBG Program can reach 14 percent of the current figure which is still at 15.9 percent," he said.


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