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Ministries join hands in fight against stunting

The Indonesian government has been fighting against stunting, which is characterized by growth failure in children ...

Eating fish easiest way to fight stunting: Fisheries Ministry

Increasing fish consumption is the easiest way to solve stunting in various regions in the country, a Maritime ...

Ministry prescribes regular health screening from age of 15

The Health Ministry has advised routine health screening from the age of 15 years so that non-communicable diseases, ...

Not all short children stunted in growth: expert

Not all short children are stunted in growth, although stunted children are always short in stature, according to ...

Stunting results in low-quality generation: official

Stunting among children under five could result in a generation lacking quality, for which preventive efforts from all ...

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 ...

East Java governor asks elderly to cut mobility amid COVID spike

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa has asked older adults and people with comorbidities to reduce mobility and ...

Child stunting rate crossed 30 percent in six provinces: BKKBN

The child stunting rate had surpassed 30 percent in six provinces in Indonesia, according to National Population and ...

Be more vigilant as hospital's BOR surges: Patria

Deputy Governor of Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria appealed to all parties to be more vigilant as the bed occupancy ratio ...

Stunting, obesity both extreme cases: Jakarta Governor

 Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has said that chronic lack of nutrition in infants, which results in shortened ...

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 ...

Health Ministry records three Omicron deaths

Three people—all of them older adults—have died after contracting the Omicron variant of COVID-19 as of ...

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 ...

Geographical indication can help salt farmers to market products

Geographical indication (GI) certification for traditional salt products will support salt farmers' marketing ...