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    "data": {
        "id": 1893883,
        "msgid": "indonesia-targets-high-stunting-regions-for-free-meal-program-1785520235",
        "date": "2026-07-31 23:43:13",
        "title": "Indonesia targets high-stunting regions for free meal program",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government is aligning its free meal programme with Health Ministry data to provide nutritional interventions to vulnerable groups, including children and pregnant mothers. The initiative aims to address high stunting rates across various provinces, including parts of Java, while fostering a long-term cultural shift towards balanced nutrition.",
        "content": "<p>The agency is currently aligning its targeting with Health Ministry\ndata to deploy immediate nutritional interventions to the most\nvulnerable communities, focusing on children, toddlers, and pregnant or\nbreastfeeding mothers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe already know which provinces, districts, sub-districts, and\nvillages are involved,\u201d Sudaryono told reporters during a press\nconference in Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>While remote, frontier, and outer regions (known locally as 3T areas)\nremain central to the effort, Sudaryono stressed that high stunting\nrates are not confined to isolated territories like Papua and East Nusa\nTenggara.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not only in Papua, but also in East Nusa Tenggara and several\nother regions. We have also found a number of districts in Java where\nthe stunting rate is quite high,\u201d Sudaryono said.<\/p>\n<p>Stunting\u2014a condition resulting from chronic malnutrition that impairs\nphysical and cognitive development in children\u2014remains a major public\nhealth challenge in Southeast Asia\u2019s largest economy.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond delivering immediate food aid, the agency stated that the\nprogram\u2019s long-term objective is to foster a cultural shift toward\nbalanced nutrition across the archipelago.<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Anita, Kenzu<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesia-targets-high-stunting-regions-for-free-meal-program-1785520235",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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