#infants

Collection of infants news, found 405 news.

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 ...

Nutrition must be taught in schools: Jakarta health office

The Jakarta Health Office has urged authorities to consider including modules on balanced nutrition in the school ...

BKKBN, Bulog distribute fortified rice to prevent stunting

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

Preventing stunting, obesity important for building quality HR

The agenda for preventing stunting and obesity for handling the nutrition problem in Indonesia is important for ...

Sadikin presses for multi-party involvement to improve child nutrition

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has appealed to all parties to get actively involved in improving children’s ...

BKKBN launches progestin pill for supporting exclusive breastfeeding

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) officially launched progestin, a safe birth control pill for ...

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 ...

President keen stunting prevention program transcends symbolic events

President Joko Widodo directed government officials to ensure that the stunting prevention program continues beyond ...

Family assistance team to help tackle child stunting: Bali's BKKBN

A family assistance team stationed at every village will help address the problem of stunting in children, Head of ...

No rice imports for three years in a row: Bulog

Indonesia has not imported rice for meeting domestic demand and government buffer stock needs for three years in a row, ...

Joint SAR team continues rescue efforts for Semeru eruption victims

The joint search and rescue (SAR) team has continued its efforts to rescue some 16 out of the total 43 reported missing ...

Parents in Jakarta urged to complete children's basic immunization

The Jakarta Health Office has appealed to parents to complete basic immunizations of their children, especially those ...

SEAMEO RECFON engages multi-stakeholder for Protein Consumption Campaign to combat Stunting in Indonesia

With tears of happiness, the health cadre from Nagari Bandar Siantar in Simalungun, North Sumatera, slowly share her ...

Exclusive breastfeeding crucial in preventing infant deaths: BKKBN

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) underscored the importance of exclusive breastfeeding to ...

Pneumonia vaccination to boost children's life expectancy in Indonesia

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that has protracted in Indonesia, pneumonia remains one of the diseases that may ...