Nutrition and Stunting in The Remote Area

Stunting and malnutrition are still big problems in Indonesia. The Global Nutrition Report data in 2018 showed the number of the number of stunting among children in Indonesia reached 30.8 percent. Toddler with low nutrition reached 10.2 percent, and the toddler with obesity reached 8 percent.

Stunting is very dangerous because in addition to affecting brain, the nutrients needed in the first 1000 days of life (HPK) such as animal protein, amino acids, iron, and zinc, affect the child’s immune system. So, the lack of nutritional intake can cause weight loss, weight faltering (weight gain that is not in accordance with the curve), reducing appetite, to malnutrition.

This certainly needs attention and becomes a homework for the government and the community especially in some remote areas of Indonesia. For example the condition of children in Waiburak Village, Adonara Timur District, East Flores Regency NTT. There are many children who experience malnutrition and stunting due to lack of healthy and nutritious food due to economic factors, so they cannot meet nutritious food needs for children.

In addition, the lack of knowledge or education on the importance of good nutrition among toddlers makes this condition happens. There are also lack of cadres and Posyandu team to educate the public. It is due to the busy parents who do the farming and become fishermen.

To prevent stunting, we must always monitor the growth of children other than giving a nutritional intake pattern. It can be done by self measuring at home, or by related cadres or medical persons. So that they can make measurements in every house and the results can be recorded at the Puskesmas of each region.

Initiator Friends, as a step to help our friends in remote areas in fighting stunting, let’s help the need for additional healthy and nutritious foods, basic necessities and equipment to help the village so that the children have become healthy and away from disease.

You can channel your help through Solusi Peduli website.