540 Thousand Children Affected By Stunting Central Java Targets Cases To Drop To 14 Percent By 2023

Illustration/Photo: Antara

SEMARANG - The Central Java Provincial Government targets the stunting rate in its region to drop from 20 percent to 14 percent in 2023. and National Family Planning (BKKBN) Central Java Representative Widwiono in Semarang, Thursday 19 May. In an effort to achieve the target of reducing stunting cases, the Central Java Provincial Government formed a Stunting Reduction Acceleration Team (TPPS) in 8,562 villages/kelurahan, 576 sub-districts, 35 districts /city, and province. The BKKBN synergizes with local governments and TPPS which includes representatives from relevant regional work units and other government agencies in carrying out efforts to reduce stunting cases, chronic malnutrition which causes children's growth to be disrupted so that their bodies become tengkes, shorter than normal. the average height of children of the same age. "In the field, we will intervene from mas each stakeholder (stakeholder), for example from the Health Office provides additional food, blood-boosting drugs. It could also be from the DPU related to latrines, access to clean water," Widwiono was quoted as saying by Antara. He said that the BKKBN had already recorded data on prospective brides, pregnant women, and two-year-old children who were the targets of the stunting reduction program in the Central Java region. According to the data collection, there are at least 271,000 prospective brides and around 551,000 pregnant women in Central Java who will be the target of TPPS.

TPPS officers will be deployed to detect health problems experienced by prospective brides and pregnant women and deliver health and nutrition education to them. causes stunting," said Widwiono. He added that officers would also check the growth and development of children under two years of age and their nutritional status. Widwiono is optimistic that the stunting rate in Central Java could drop to 14 percent in 2023 with the efforts and synergy of all relevant parties. "The target is to drop by 3.5 percent per year. In 2022 the stunting rate is 20.9. If we target a decline of three percent per year, it means that by the end of 2022 it will be 17.4 percent and by the end of 2023 it will be 14 percent," he said. the central government is 14 percent in 2024. So Central Java's 14 percent in 2023 is a year ahead," he added. Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo ordered TPPS to move quickly to carry out data collection and intervention to reduce the number of stunting cases.

"The first thing is to register pregnant women. Central Java already has the Central Java Gayeng Nginceng Wong Meteng Program. We are looking for an assessment, if you have a problem (health), intervention," he said. , academics, to the public. "We also educate the public. Why? That was, it was multi-sectoral, because there are many things we can involve. Then (for intervention), there are nutrition, welfare, and access to health interventions," he said.