Malnutrition still a problem in C. Java

SEMARANG: Despite economic advances, a good number of infants in Central Java continue to suffer from malnutrition.

Agus Sartono, an official of the Central Java Health Office, said on Tuesday that up until September, this year a total of 4,394 infants in the province had suffered from malnutrition and 26 of them had died.

The malnutrition was attributed to the financial status of the children's parents and their ignorance of health issues, he said. -- JP