Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Human Advancement and Cultural Affairs Muhadjir Effendy has actually asked families not to worry if their child is diagnosed with stunting as the condition can be attended to through suitable interventions.
” If your kid’s development is stunted, do not worry. Address the (concern) by increasing the kid’s body weight and height to recover them from stunting,” he mentioned, according to a statement released by the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) here on Saturday.
Throughout a working check out to Mekar Sari village, Kubu Raya district, West Kalimantan, on Friday (May 26, 2023), the coordinating minister asked families whose children are showing symptoms of stunting not to think twice to look for help from health officers so that their condition can be managed promptly.
Regional authorities need to also enact policies to lower stunting occurrence amongst kids in their region, as implemented by the Kubu Raya district authority, he added.
Effendy applauded the regional authority for assigning a portion of its budget for carrying out public health policies for minimizing the stunting rate in Kubu Raya, which, according to the Indonesian Nutritional Status Survey (SSGI), stood at 27.6 percent in 2022.
” This is great because all poor citizens here have their BPJS (health care and social security) cover. It is not covered by the main federal government, but by the regional budget,” the coordinating minister notified.
He also admired the authority’s effort to obtain portable ultrasonography (USG) devices to support routine check-ups of pregnant moms at integrated health posts ( posyandus) in the district.
“( USG evaluation) is to ensure that the fetus in the mom’s womb is healthy, has no stunting danger, and has no hereditary disease. It also allows for prompt handling if any symptoms are found,” Effendy mentioned.
Meanwhile, West Kalimantan BKKBN Workplace head Pintauli Romangasi Siregar stated that Effendy’s visit motivated the regional authority to enhance efforts to minimize stunting frequency in the area.
During a discussion with residents, the coordinating minister likewise dispersed nutritious foods for stunted kids in the town, she added.
The workplace head stated that the Kubu Raya district authority has also devoted to supporting efforts to remove stunting by concentrating on early detection and the mother’s health during the baby’s very first 1,000 days of life.
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