#childhood stunting

Collection of childhood stunting news, found 166 news.

Bangka Belitung prepares action plan to reduce stunting

The Bangka Belitung Islands provincial government said it has prepared an action plan to expedite stunting reduction by ...

Central Java among regions with highest stunting prevalence: BKKBN

Central Java has joined regions with the highest prevalence of stunting in Indonesia, head of the National Population ...

BKKBN should expand Bangga Kencana Program to remote areas: VP

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin called on the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) to ...

Professor highlights long-term danger of stunting in children

Stunting, characterized by growth failure in children under the age of two due to long periods of malnutrition, poses a ...

Use of contraceptives can help prevent maternal deaths: IBI

Men can play a role in reducing maternal mortality by using contraception, chairwoman of the Indonesian Midwives ...

Contraceptive devices can be used immediately after childbirth: BKKBN

Contraceptive devices can be immediately utilized after childbirth in order to prevent unwanted pregnancy, the National ...

Planning pregnancies can help prevent childhood stunting: BKKBN

Head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN), Dr. Hasto Wardoyo, Sp.OG. (K), has advised all ...

Improving child nutrition key to prevent stunting: BKKBN

There is an urgent need to improve nutrition in children during their first thousand days (HPK) to reduce the ...

BKKBN, Bulog distribute fortified rice to prevent stunting

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) and State Logistics Agency (Bulog) distributed rice ...

Indonesia needs to work hard to curb childhood stunting: ministry

Indonesia needs to work hard to suppress the prevalence of stunting to 14 percent by 2024, an official from the ...

Indonesia must restrict no more than 680,000 stunted babies annually

To reduce childhood stunting to 14 percent by 2024, stunting at birth needs to be limited so that no more than 680 ...

VP describes target to lower stunting prevalence as ambitious

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin believes the target to lower the prevalence of childhood stunting in Indonesia is quite ...

Need to reduce stunting to reap demographic dividend: BKKBN

To reap a demographic dividend, Indonesia needs to keep stunting cases as low as possible, head of the National ...

Threat of stunting could stymie golden generation goal

Childhood stunting is still a threat that can keep the nation from realizing the golden generation in 2024 as it can ...

Mothers must be made focus of anti-stunting programs: official

To prevent childhood stunting, the discourse needs to shift from mothers' responsibilities toward the family to ...