Malnutrition still a problem in C. Java

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