Wednesday, 02 December 2020
National Rakortek for the Acceleration of Stunting Child Prevention
Samarinda, (10/22/2020) . Head of Human Resources and Government Drs. H. Hariyo Santoso and Head of the Social Welfare Subdivision H. Adrie Asdi, SH attended the National Technical Coordination Meeting for Stunting Prevention in 2020 virtually.
by raising the theme "Building and Strengthening the Commitment of Acceleration and Prevention of Stunting" The Rakortek was opened by Vice President KH. Ma'ruf Amin at the official residence of the Vice President.
stunting or often called dwarf is a condition of failure to grow in children under the age of five (toddlers) due to chronic malnutrition, recurrent infections, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation especially in the first 1,000 days of life (HPK), namely from the fetus to children aged 23 months.
based on basic health research data in 2018 showed 30.8% or about 8 (eight) millions of toddlers experiencing stunting. A total of 228 districts/cities have a stunting prevalence above 40 (classified as very high). While the government has targeted the prevalence of stunting to fall 14% in 2024.
In order to accelerate the prevention of stunting, the government sets 3 (three) priorities. First, the priority of the 2021 region became 360 priority areas. Until 2024 the scope will be expanded to all districts/cities in Indonesia. Second, priority targets consisting of pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children aged 0-23 months (household 1,000 HPK). Third, priority interventions consisting of specific nutritional interventions and sensitive nutritional interventions.
in his remarks Ma'ruf also appealed, so that in this pandemic period the local government made innovative efforts to ensure health services were carried out with health protocols, so that the number of stunting prevalence did not increase.
conveyed by Adrie the effort that has been made at this time is an effort to accelerate the decline in stunting in the gift of pandemic; Convergence activities for accelerating stunting decreases; Stunting Special Allocation Fund (DAK) Stunting; The main indicators of the health priority program in RKP 2021 and strengthen the activity of accelerating stunting decreases in K/L in 2021; The preparation of the Perpres Draft Regulation on the Acceleration of Stunting Decreasing; and strengthening Sun Network.
(Humasbapandalaltim/Fat/Editor: Sukandar, S.Sos)
