BKKBN Invites Kajati Officials, Kasuari Military Commanders To Papua Police Chiefs To Become Foster Parents Of Stunting Children

Illustration. Children at the RI-PNG border enthusiastically received the distribution of notebooks from the personnel of the Battalion 122/TS Task Force. (ANTARA/HO-Pendam XVII/Cenderawasih)

PAPUA - Secretary of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) of West Papua Province, Yahya Rumbino, said his party was approaching the Regional Leadership Communication Forum or local Forkopimda to be willing to become foster parents for stunting children.

"Currently we are still coordinating with the parties, including the Kasuari Military Commander, Kapolda, Kajati, DPRP leaders, and members of the cultural institution of the West Papuan People's Council (MRPB) as representatives of indigenous peoples, religions, and women in the region", said Rumbino in Manokwari, West Papua, quoted from Antara, Monday, August 15.

He said the involvement of stakeholders as foster parents for stunting children was a follow-up to the inauguration of the Army Chief of Staff (KASAD), General Dudung Abdurrahman, as foster parents for stunting children at the national level. The West is embracing stakeholders in the Government, TNI/Police and cultural institutions to the private sector to take responsibility for the stunting problem in West Papua", he said.

The inauguration of foster parents for stunting children at the West Papua Province level, said Rumbino, is planned to be held after the celebration of the Indonesian Independence Day by presenting the heads of the Team for the Acceleration of Stunting Reduction (TPPS) from 13 regencies and cities.

He hopes that through the strategic steps of foster parents for stunting children, the target of reducing the prevalence of cases in 2024 can be achieved through specific and sensitive interventions by related sectors.

On a separate occasion, the Regional Secretary of West Papua Province, Nataniel D Mandacan, said the handling of stunting was the government's priority agenda to save the golden generation of West Papua.

The Regional Secretary said that the budget for handling stunting at the West Papua Province level from several related technical agencies was in the planning process at Bappeda to synergize programs and budgets so that their use was right on target.

"All parties are responsible for the stunting problem in West Papua. It is hoped that through this collaborative work the prevalence rate of West Papua in 2024 can drop to 14.39 percent from 26.2 percent in 2021", said Secretary of Regional Nataniel D Mandacan.