Jayapura City Government targets to be free of stunting cases by 2024

The Jayapura City Government targets to be free of stunting cases or stunting due to malnutrition to reach zero percent.

"Currently Jayapura City is at 11 percent," said Jayapura Mayor Benhur Tomi Mano in Jayapura, Monday.

Admittedly, previously, stunting cases in Jayapura City were recorded at 15 percent and continued to decline.

To reduce the stunting rate, the Jayapura City Government continues to implement a program of providing additional food and vitamins to toddlers and children.

In addition, it also asks parents to provide nutritious food such as fish to their children so that they grow and develop properly, BTM hopes.

Admittedly, until now there has been no report from the City Health Office regarding prominent stunting cases, but his party continues to hope that pregnant women and those who have babies and toddlers always check themselves at the posyandu in their environment so that they are monitored so that children born are healthy.

"Don't forget to eat fish, because fish are abundant and the price is relatively cheap and easy to get," said BTM while hoping that in 2024 there will be no babies, toddlers or children who are malnourished or stunted.

Take advantage of the home page by planting various vegetables that can be cooked and given to children to grow healthy, please Walkot BTM.

SOURCE : https://papua.antaranews.com/berita/676089/pemkot-jayapura-targetkan-bebas-case-stunting-pada-2024