JAKARTA, Sept 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has called for special attention to six of its provinces, with stunting prevalence above 30 percent.
These provinces include Central Papua, East Nusa Tenggara, Highland Papua, Southwest Papua, West Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi.
“There needs to be a family assistance team for education and support, to make stunting reduction more effective,” said Suprayoga Hadi, deputy for human development policy support and equal development, at the Vice President’s Secretariat, yesterday.
Indonesia has successfully reduced stunting rates by 9.3 percentage points from 2018 to 2023.
According to the 2023 Indonesian Health Survey, stunting rate among children remains at 21.5 percent, with the country targeting a reduction to 14 percent by next year.– NNN-ANTARA
