There Are Only 1,000 Children Left, Palembang City Government Targets Zero Stunting At The End Of 2023

Deputy Mayor of Palembang Fitrianti Agustinda, in Palembang, Friday. (ANTARA)

PALEMBANG - The City Government (Pemkot) of Palembang, South Sumatra, is targeting zero (zero) cases of stunting or stunting by the end of 2023.

Deputy Mayor of Palembang Fitrianti Agustinda, in Palembang, Friday, said that to achieve the target of zero stunting cases, various efforts to handle it continue, although currently there are 1,000 children affected.

"Children who are included in the stunting data are currently showing their growth every day is getting better, so that at the age of five the children come out of stunting," he said.

To meet the target of zero stunting, he said that apart from forming a Team for the Acceleration of Stunting Reduction (TPPS) and additional nutritious food, it is necessary for the cooperation of the parties involved in handling this matter.

In the stunting reduction program, he said, there are no obstacles because every related service already understands how to condition so that children are affected from stunting.

According to him, the stunting problem has something to do with infrastructure and the slum environment as well as social and cultural behavior of the community, so the solution is not only about nutritional absorption.

Nevertheless, she said that currently many pregnant women in this city have the potential to give birth to stunted children, this is also given assistance such as additional nutritious food to meet their pregnancy needs so that the risk of giving birth to stunting babies is reduced.

"This is what we are worried about, lest the stunting rate increase along with the birth of a child that has the potential for stunting, therefore the relevant parties can provide assistance," he said.

The Palembang City Government will also inaugurate the brothers and sisters of the Planning Generation Forum (Genre) at the sub-district and sub-district levels in this city. The Genre Ambassador will cooperate with the relevant government to prevent stunting children from occurring.