TANJUNGPINANG - Vice President (Vice President) Ma'ruf Amin emphasized the acceleration of the reduction in stunting rates in the Riau Islands (Kepri) while reviewing the Kasih II posyandu in Ekang Anculai Village, Teluk Sebong District, Bintan Regency.
"The condition of the development of stunting in Riau Islands has decreased relatively. In 2022 it will be in the 15.4 percent position, then it will decrease by 2.23 percent to 13.2 percent in 2023," said Vice President Ma'ruf Amin in Bintan as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, June 8.
For this reason, Vice President Ma'ruf Amin continues to encourage local governments (Pemda) together with relevant stakeholders to routinely disseminate stunting in Riau Islands.
The vice president invites the public to start eating nutritious food, such as consuming fish to toddlers as well as milk and other foods with vitamins, which can improve the nutrition of children under five.
During the visit, Vice President Ma'ruf Amin saw the development and number of toddlers in Posyandu, the availability of measuring measuring the growth and development of toddlers, and measuring the weight of toddlers in the posyandu.
Not only that, the Vice President also asked whether there was a weak economic influence on toddlers with stunting in Riau Islands Province.
"If poverty is one of the causes of stunting in Riau Islands, of course a solution must be found," said Vice President Ma'ruf Amin.
Meanwhile, Riau Islands Governor Ansar Ahmad who accompanied Vice President Ma'ruf Amin explained the development of stunting in Riau Islands, which is currently experiencing a decline.
Currently, he said, Riau Islands is at the fourth lowest in Indonesia and the second lowest in Sumatra.
"The Riau Islands continues to intervene in order to reduce stunting. Until now, the decline has reached 2.23 percent," said Ansar.
In addition, Ansar also said that in Riau Islands the prevalence occurred in the decrease in the lifting of maternal mortality to the infant mortality rate.
His party continues to provide multivitamins to babies, provide multivitamin tablets for adding blood to pregnant women, provide vitamin f 100 for toddlers with malnutrition, additional food for mothers and babies, and milk for children.
The Riau Islands Provincial Government also provides funds for posyandu assistance in all Riau Islands Province amounting to IDR 5 million per posyandu.
"Regency/city governments provide incentives to posyandu cadres for prevention and reduction of stunting rates in the Riau Islands," said Ansar.
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