Tere Are Many Government Offices, But Why Are There Still Cases Of Malnutrition In 10 Urban Villages In Central Jakarta?

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JAKARTA - As many as 10 sub-districts in Central Jakarta are still found with cases of stunting or malnutrition. Responding to this problem, the Central Jakarta City Government prioritizes the 10 Kelurahan to get special treatment for improving nutrition.

One of them is by giving 35 kilograms of fish species harvested from retention ponds or reservoirs. The fish are kept for 4 months in a rainwater storage pond belonging to the Central Jakarta Water Resources (SDA) Sub-Department

"We will take advantage of the provision of additional food, especially for stunting prevention. Around 35 kilograms of pomfret, tilapia and mujiaer are harvested, given to stunting residents," said Central Jakarta Mayor Dhany Sukma to reporters, Wednesday, October 6.

According to Dhany, harvesting fish from retention ponds or water reservoirs in the Sawah Besar area is to meet the nutritional needs of families of community groups included in the DTKS program (integrated data on social welfare).

"Stunting is based on the survey, there are 10 priority villages in the handling of stunting, so that is a serious concern. When the survey results are suspected of stunting, we will collect data on pregnant women and children's age groups," he said.

His party also immediately checked the environment for stunting sufferers. If problems are found, the City Government will provide nutritional intake, including to their parents (people with malnutrition).

"Priority fish are distributed there (for people with malnutrition), hopefully, it will be useful. We can use assets to build food security from fish and vegetables," he said.