Good News From East Kalimantan, Provincial Government Assists IDR 50 Million Per Village For Stunting Prevention

Governor of East Kalimantan Province Isran Noor. ANTARA/Arumanto

JAKARTA - The East Kalimantan Provincial Government has allocated Rp50 million per village for all regencies and cities throughout East Kalimantan as an effort to accelerate stunting prevention in the local area. support to villages is IDR 50 million per village," said East Kalimantan Governor H. Isran Noor during the Evaluation Meeting on the Achievement of the Proud Kencana Program at the East Kalimantan Province in the Heart of Borneo Room, East Kalimantan Governor's Office, Samarinda, Wednesday, reported by Antara, August 18.

The assistance is for 841 villages in this province, one of which is stunting prevention, in addition to health problems and other village activities. The former East Kutai Regent also stated that the total assistance for hundreds of villages was around Rp44 billion.

"The problem of stunting is our priority in the Minister's area. Hopefully, it is not only the government's hard efforts, but there is public awareness and other parties to tackle this stunting," he said. In addition, Isran expressed his appreciation for the support and attention of the center through the BKKBN providing assistance to villages in East Kalimantan. "I also thank the Minister of Happiness for the BLT of Rp. 24 billion for villages in East Kalimantan," said Hj's husband. Norbaiti. Meanwhile, the Head of the BKKBN, dr. Hasto Wardoyo expressed his appreciation for the commitment and determination of Governor Isran Noor along with the ranks of the East Kalimantan Provincial Government in tackling the stunting problem in the region. help in the implementation of the BKKBN program in the village," said the former Head of the Kenohan Kutai Kartanegara Health Center. Hasto added that this stunting case increased during the pandemic from several surveys.