Minister of Human Development and Culture Coordination (PMK) Muhadjir Effendy made this statement during the National Family Day celebration in Semarang, Central Java, on Saturday.
He stated that the new target remains aligned with the objectives set by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Although the trend of decreasing stunting rates is positive, President Joko Widodo considers the 14 percent target to be overly ambitious.
“We have maximized efforts to achieve that target, but the president also acknowledges that 14 percent is indeed very ambitious,” Effendy pointed out.
According to the Indonesia Health Survey (SKI) 2023, the stunting rate in Indonesia is still at 21.5 percent, a slight decrease of 0.1 percentage points from the previous year’s figure of 21.6 percent.
Effendy expressed hope that the target of below 20 percent can be achieved next year.
The government is striving to accelerate stunting reporting from all regions in Indonesia, which has currently reached 92.3 percent.
“Today, 92.29 percent of children under five have been measured for weight and height,” Effendy stated.
He affirmed that this data, along with the SKI data for this year, will serve as the basis for formulating new stunting intervention programs.
“We hope that by tomorrow (June 30), the incoming data will reach 100 percent,” he remarked.
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