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Academia 2 years ago

Wishing that toddlers sing ‘I am a healthy kid’ once again

The role of organizations like Dharma Wanita, which no longer have political affiliations, are more crucial than ever to the fight against stunting in children.

Academia 2 years ago

School meals for better nutrition in Indonesia

To reap the benefits of a demographic bonus, the transformation of food systems needs to include the provision of healthy, nutritious and safe meals to all children.

Archipelago 2 years ago

2,001 children at risk of stunting in Bogor

The Bogor administration in West Java reported a total of 2,001 children are at risk of stunted growth in the municipality, which shares borders with Jakarta.

Academia 3 years ago

PREMIUM
Of partnerships and a revolution: Let’s eradicate stunting

The Health Ministry’s Basic Health Survey reveals a worrying statistic: the 2018 anemia prevalence in young women and pregnant women, respectively, stood at 32 and 48.9 percent.

People 3 years ago

What I've Learned: Dr. Ranti Hannah, breastfeeding activist and lactation consultant

Dr. Ranti Hannah spends her days guiding this generation of mothers along a path they might have otherwise never thought possible.

Academia 3 years ago

PREMIUM
Nutrition, stunting and gender equality: Intimate trajectories

Gender disparities in nutrition for women and girls of reproductive age are still a serious problem in Indonesia.

Editorial 3 years ago

Long fight against stunting

The Health Ministry’s Indonesian Nutrition Status Study (SSGI) in 2021 found that with a 24.4 percent stunting prevalence, one in four Indonesian children under five was stunted.

Society 3 years ago

PREMIUM
Govt to accelerate fight against childhood stunting

The government has listed interventions to reduce stunting as one of the spending priorities in the budget allocated for the health sector in 2023, in a bid to achieve the country's target of reducing stunting prevalence to 14 percent in 2024.

Lifestyle 3 years ago

Philanthropic Tanoto family fights to tackle stunting and education problems

Providing scholarships, enhancing school facilities and partnering with international organizations -- the Tanoto Foundation aims to overcome the country’s social issues.

Archipelago 3 years ago

Jokowi urges Indonesians to cut stunting to 14 percent in 2024

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is calling on Indonesians to work hard and work together with the government to lower the stunting prevalence rate to 14 percent from 24.4 percent in the next two years.

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