Become A Priority Program, Governor Of NTT Collaborates With IBI To Eradicate Stunting

NTT Governor Viktor Laiskodat invites IBI to prioritize stunting cases/Photo: Antara

KUPANG - East Nusa Tenggara Governor Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat invited the Indonesian Midwives Association (IBI) NTT to prioritize efforts to reduce stunting (stunting) cases in children in the province. must be a priority at IBI so that we can go down to zero percent stunting," he said during an audience with IBI NTT in a statement received in Kupang, Friday 24 June. around 8,000 people. According to Viktor, the number of stunting cases should decrease to zero percent because this issue is related to humanity. Including maternal and child deaths, he said it was impossible to plan to decrease by a certain percentage because it means planning for human deaths. also have to start to understand this way of thinking. This is a perspective. Not allowed in the world of health, there is tolerance the percentage of maternal and child deaths. The world of health must be zero," he said, quoted by Antara. However, if there are people who die on the way, it is beyond planning because the government is committed to working hard so that there are no cases of maternal and child deaths due to food nutrition problems. The governor also asked IBI to set high targets for dealing with stunting and work hard to achieve them.

“We have to set very high targets, which may not be achieved. With that, we push ourselves in every way, including energy, to try to achieve it," he said. Instead of us making only a half target, what are we going to do until later. So the theory must be changed from push to the limit (push to the limit) to push over the limit (push beyond the limit). This is a new perspective that we must take to bring NTT forward," he said. Meanwhile, the Chair of IBI NTT Damita Palalangan said his party welcomed the governor's directive and would try to be actively involved in overcoming stunting and maternal and child mortality. "The number of midwives throughout NTT is about 7,000 people who are continuously encouraged to continue to play an active role in dealing with health problems in the community," he said.