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        "msgid": "bontang-government-targets-9-840-toddlers-in-2026-weighing-operation-to-reduce-stunting-1781063527",
        "date": "2026-06-10 10:28:00",
        "title": "Bontang Government Targets 9,840 Toddlers in 2026 Weighing Operation to Reduce Stunting",
        "author": "Thalatie Kaprina Yani",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Bontang City Government has launched a synchronised weighing operation targeting 9,840 toddlers in 2026 to obtain accurate data for stunting reduction interventions. Mayor Neni Moerniaeni noted that progress has been hindered by newborns already presenting with stunting, stressing that upstream prevention is essential. The initiative is timed ahead of the national nutrition survey to allow sufficient time for field interventions.",
        "content": "<p>The Bontang City Government has officially launched the 2026\nSynchronised Weighing Operation as a concrete measure to detect and\nreduce stunting rates. The event took place in the DPMPTSP Meeting Room\nin Bontang City on Tuesday (9\/6).<\/p>\n<p>Mayor of Bontang, Neni Moerniaeni, stated that the programme targets\n9,840 toddlers in the area. The objective is to obtain accurate data\nthat will serve as the basis for formulating follow-up interventions to\nimprove children\u2019s nutritional status.<\/p>\n<p>According to Neni, the achievement in reducing the stunting rate in\nBontang City has not yet shown significant results. One of the\nchallenges faced is that there are still infants born with stunting\nconditions, which affects the overall reduction figures.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Why is stunting not decreasing? Because there are mothers who have\njust given birth whose children are born stunted. This is what we must\nprevent,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, Neni emphasised that efforts to tackle stunting cannot\nrely solely on synchronised weighing activities. Management must be\ncarried out thoroughly from the upstream level by paying attention to\nvarious crucial factors.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So there must be crucial factors that need attention, such as clean\nand healthy living behaviour, environmental sanitation, fulfilling the\nnutrition of pregnant women, and the nutritional readiness of\nprospective brides,\u2019 she stated.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Head of the Bontang City Health Office, Toetoek\nPribadi Ekowati, explained that the implementation of the weighing\noperation was deliberately carried out earlier, before the Indonesian\nNutrition Status Survey. This tactical step was taken so that the\ngovernment has sufficient time to intervene on findings in the\nfield.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The weighing operation currently being conducted precedes the\nIndonesian Nutrition Status Survey, in the hope that there will be time\nfor intervention ahead of it,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n<p>Through this synchronised weighing operation, the Bontang City\nGovernment hopes to obtain accurate and up-to-date data on the condition\nof toddlers. With this data, it is ensured that the intervention\nprogrammes implemented can be more targeted in supporting the\nacceleration of stunting reduction and improving the quality of child\nhealth in Bontang City.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bontang-government-targets-9-840-toddlers-in-2026-weighing-operation-to-reduce-stunting-1781063527",
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