BKKBN collaborates with UNAIR to accelerate stunting reduction in East Java
UNAIR NEWS – Stunting or malnutrition is still a serious problem in Indonesia. For this reason, the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) continues to accelerate the reduction of the stunting rate to 14 percent by 2024. One of the stunting reduction efforts carried out by the BKKBN is collaborating with universities. The East Java BKKBN […]
UNAIR Professor reveals the problems of national stunting regulations and the roles of universities
UNAIR NEWS – The problem of stunting has long been a national and global issue. In 2017, President Joko Widodo targeted the stunting prevalence rate in Indonesia to drop to 14 percent by 2024. Although the prevalence rate is starting to decline yearly, the expected prevalence rate may not be fulfilled still by 2024. Professor […]
Dr. Sri Sumarmi: Stunting Prevention Must Begin Before Marriage
UNAIR NEWS – Stunting is a public health problem with a high prevalence in Indonesia. For prevention, a lecturer of Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health (FKM) Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) Prof. Dr. Sri Sumarmi said that it must be done before marriage. “Actually, for the principle to prevent stunting, it must be prepared before pregnancy,” stated Sri Sumarmi […]
Why Stunting Becomes State Problem?
UNAIR NEWS – Stunting emergency in Indonesia has often been heard in recent years. According to data from World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017, Indonesia has become the third country with the highest number of stunting cases in Southeast Asia. According to UNAIR Faculty of Public Health lecturer, Trias Mahmudiono S.KM., MPH (Nutr.), GCAS, Ph.D, stunting […]
Obese Mothers Have Stunted Child. How come?
UNAIR NEWS – Multiple nutritional problems occur when there is a problem of malnutrition that causes a person to become stunted (children’s height is shorter than normal children, ed) and the excessive nutrition makes a person becomes obese at the same time. Trias Mahmudiono S.KM., MPH (Nutr.), GCAS, Ph.D explained that multiple nutrition problem can occur […]
Stunting Prevention Becomes National Priority
Serious attention and commitment of Indonesian government in improving nutrition globally was marked by the merger of Indonesia with Scaling Up Nutrition (GS) Global Movement under the coordination of UN Secretary-General to reduce the proportion of people suffering from malnutrition in 2011. It has been implemented through SUN movement in the national movement accelerating nutrition improvement within the first thousand days of […]
With Malaysian Students, FKM Lecturers and Students Hold Community Service to Overcome Malnutrition in Lamongan
UNAIR NEWS – Stunting and malnutrition are still nutritional problems that need to be prevented. The ultimate goal is to improve children’s health in Indonesia. There are at least 1 in 3 children in Indonesia experience stunting. In an effort to reduce these nutritional problems, UNAIR lecturers and students worked together to carry out a […]
Encouraging Pregnant Women to Prevent Stunting
Commemorating National Nutrition Day 2018, Faculty of Public Health (FKM) Universitas Airlangga through a nutrition department held a talk show on stunting prevention through nutrition counseling and community healthy living movement at the meeting hall of Keputih Urban Village on Wednesday, January 31.
FKM UNAIR Nutrition Program Prevents Stunting on Pregnant Women in Keputih
Commemorating National Nutrition Day 2018, Faculty of Public Health (FKM) Universitas Airlangga through a nutrition department held a talk show on stunting prevention through nutrition counseling and community healthy living movement at the meeting hall of Keputih Urban Village on Wednesday, January 31.