💫 Indonesia plans stunting interventions for 8.6 million at-risk families
The interventions range from nutritional fulfillment, clean water and sanitation provision, and child marriage prevention.
Keyword: "stunting"
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💜 One in every five Vietnamese children is shorter than they should be, say experts
Parents play a crucial role in tracking children's growth and implementing science-based interventions to address stunting and help improve children's height.
💛 Indonesia identifies target groups of free meal programme
Indonesia plans to expand its free meal programme, an initiative of President-elect Prabowo Subianto that is set to be implemented in 2025, to benefit not only school children but also pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and toddlers, an official has said.
Indonesia works to reduce stunting
Indonesia is using the Electronic Community-Based Nutrition Recording and Reporting Application (EPP-GBM) for triangulation to support stunting prevention efforts in the country, reported Antara news agency.
🥀 Stunting, underweight rates among ethnic minority children remain high
The rates of stunting and underweight among children aged under five in ethnic groups in Vietnam remain at 31.4% and 21% respectively, according to the National Institute of Nutrition.
Vietnam launches Scaling Up Nutrition Movement
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on January 31 to launch the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement in Vietnam and the implementation of the Prime Minister’s directive on nutrition enhancement.
Malnutrition among under-5 children
Malnutrition among under-5 children is the state in which children's bodies are not provided with sufficient nutrition so their physical and mental growth is affected.