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Indonesian university stunting prevention programs

Overview

University-led community initiatives in Indonesia are targeting stunting through the training of local health volunteers.

In Tangerang, a team from the University of Indonesia launched an intervention in Sitanala to address stunting rates, which a 2024 screening indicated were at 25 percent among local toddlers. This program focuses on strengthening Posyandu health cadres and providing multidisciplinary health examinations in collaboration with local government and health centers.

Similarly, in Southwest Papua, Universitas Nani Bili Nusantara Sorong implemented a program in Warmon Kokoda Village to reduce stunting. This initiative, funded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, utilizes a ‘5-Step Counseling Card’ to improve the capacity of Posyandu volunteers in monitoring child growth and nutrition education.

Entities

Tangerang · Yunia Irawati · Indonesia · Universitas Nani Bili Nusantara Sorong · University of Indonesia

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Universitas Nani Bili Nusantara Sorong launches stunting prevention program in Papua

    Universitas Nani Bili Nusantara Sorong is training Posyandu health volunteers in Papua to use a 5-step counseling card to combat stunting and improve community health services.

  2. [HEALTH] 3 sources
    University of Indonesia team targets stunting in Sitanala, Tangerang

    The University of Indonesia's KATAMATAKU team is conducting community interventions in Sitanala, Tangerang, to combat stunting by strengthening Posyandu health cadres and providing nutritional education.

Sources

antaranews.com · bantenekspres.co.id · bantenraya.com · m.jpnn.com · matapapua.com