PT Bank Central Asia Tbk or BCA, under the Bakti BCA umbrella, has\nonce again affirmed its commitment to supporting stunting prevention.\nMost recently, Bakti BCA participated in a socialisation and early\npreeclampsia detection event at the Prof.\u00a0Sujudi Building, Ministry of\nHealth, on Tuesday, 21 April 2026.<\/p>\n
In this event, Bakti BCA provided one package of early preeclampsia\ndetection equipment to the Cisompet Health Centre in Garut, West Java.\nThis pregnancy disorder risks triggering premature birth and low birth\nweight, which are factors causing stunting. The device consists of an\nultrasound, patient monitor, Android tablet, and the Cexup application\nused by healthcare workers to detect risks more quickly and\naccurately.<\/p>\n
In addition, Bakti BCA invited 31 pregnant women from the operational\narea of the Bakti BCA Supervised Clinic, namely the Bakti Medika Mangga\nDua Clinic. They had the opportunity to directly receive socialisation\nand undergo early preeclampsia detection checks so that pregnancy risks\ncan be identified earlier.<\/p>\n
Not only that, Bakti BCA together with the Bakti Medika Clinic also\nprovided free Mini Medical Check-Up (MCU) services for participants, as\npart of efforts to promote broader early disease detection.<\/p>\n
BCA Director Antonius Widodo Mulyono stated that these efforts align\nwith the government\u2019s push to reduce the Maternal Mortality Rate (AKI),\nwhich remains high compared to other Southeast Asian countries.<\/p>\n
Widodo mentioned that active collaboration from various parties is\nneeded to achieve this target. In this regard, Widodo emphasised that\nBCA will always support the long-term sustainability of mothers and\nchildren.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday we are providing assistance in the form of a set of early\npreeclampsia detection equipment; previously, we have also been active\nin supporting stunting prevention in recent years. Hopefully, with what\nwe do, we can reduce the Maternal Mortality Rate in Indonesia,\u201d said\nWidodo.<\/p>\n
BCA EVP Corporate Communication & Social Responsibility Hera F.\nHaryn added that this event with the Ministry of Health is a\nmanifestation of Bakti BCA\u2019s consistency in supporting stunting\nprevention. Previously, BCA had already implemented the Partner for\nAccelerating Stunting Reduction in Indonesia (PASTI) programme and the\nAyo Cegah Stunting programme.<\/p>\n
Hera explained that BCA, together with philanthropic organisations\nand other private companies, also supports the Ministry of Population\nand Family Development through the PASTI programme to accelerate the\nreduction of stunting rates in Indonesia. This joint programme runs for\nfour years, from 2023 to 2026, with a total donation of US$1 million.\nThrough these programmes, 6,070 children under two years old have\nreceived nutritional interventions during the 2023-2025 period.<\/p>\n
\u201cStunting prevention needs to start from upstream, from adolescents\nand family readiness, maternal health during pregnancy, to child growth\nand development. We hope that BCA\u2019s initiatives can strengthen\nprevention efforts from early pregnancy while improving the readiness of\nhealth facilities in providing faster and more accurate responses,\u201d\nconcluded Hera.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bca-supports-stunting-prevention-by-providing-early-preeclampsia-detection-equipment-1777045918", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }