Overcome Stunting Problems, BKKBN Will Create Applications Like PeduliLindungi

Head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) Hasto Wardoyo/ Antara

JAKARTA - Head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) Hasto Wardoyo said that in overcoming the stunting problem in Indonesia, his party relied on Presidential Regulation Number 72 of 2021 concerning the acceleration of stunting reduction.

"This presidential regulation appoints the BKKBN as the head of stunting reduction so that during a meeting with the President, the Minister of Health, at that time it was conveyed that stunting was handed over to the BKKBP, the Ministry of Health supported it because they were handling COVID-19," said Hasto in a virtual press conference, Jakarta, Friday, 3 September.

In overcoming this problem, his party will develop a real framework. One of them is about making applications such as PeduliLindungi. With this kind of application, it is expected to be able to deal with stunting well.

"So work, work and work. It just has to be real. Now we ask whether 6,000 women are married, for example, out of 6,000 whether they are fit to get pregnant, I don't know. Therefore, I ask for it to be made like PeduliLindung," said Hasto.

According to him, if this system is running well, it will make it easier to solve the stunting problem. Because, when a baby is born throughout Indonesia, the data about the baby is already known.

"If the system has been running, from 16 babies born, you know the data. You know how long the baby is," he said.

It is known, Presidential Regulation Number 72 of 2021 concerning Acceleration of Stunting Reduction was promulgated on August 5, 2021. This Presidential Regulation consists of eight sections that provide normative and integrated directions ranging from general provisions, involved parties, funding to evaluation monitoring.

The discussion of the general provisions listed has been adapted to the statement of the World Health Organization (WHO) related to the problem of stunting. Such as providing specific or sensitive intervention activities.

In addition to providing general provisions related to stunting, the regulation also provides guidelines for program implementation by involving all parties from the central to regional levels in a converged and integrated manner.

The program implemented will require strengthening the role of Family Welfare Empowerment (PKK) and midwives at the village level to become family companions.

In the regulation, it is explained that activity funds will be regulated and come from the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN). However, it is possible to obtain funds from other sources in accordance with statutory provisions.