Prevalensi Stunting Kota Jayapura masih tinggi, Ketua PKK Pusat : giatkan pemberian makanan tambahan pada anak

JAYAPURA - Ketua TP PKK Pusat, Tri Tito Karnavian meminta semua pihak terkait di Kota Jayapura untuk menggiatkan pemberian makanan tambahan pada anak, guna menekan angka prevalensi stunting di Port Numbay yang sampai pertengahan 2024 ini, masih diatas 20 persen. 

"Tolong kalau saya lihat dari data prevalensi stunting di Kota Jayapura tinggi, padahal kita target secara nasional 14 persen." 

"Disini (Kota Jayapura) diatas 20 persen. Saya tidak tahu apakah bisa diturunkan di 2024 ini, namun paling tidak harus ada usaha dengan menggiatkan pemberian makanan tambahan kepada anak," terang Tri Tito Karnavian saat melakukan kunjungan kerja di Kampung Skow Mabo, Distrik Muara Tami, Kota Jayapura, Kamis (25/7/2024).

Kunjungan kerja Ketua TP PKK Pusat dalam rangka monitoring dan evaluasi 10 program PKK di daerah serta penyerahan bantuan pemerintah berupa 500 paket sembako.

Tri Tito Karnavian menyoroti pentingnya memberikan makanan dengan gizi cukup bagi anak sejak masa kelahiran sampai dengan 1.000 hari pertama. Bila tidak mendapatkan gizi yang cukup, anak tersebut berpotensi stunting. Maka demikian, perlu ada perencanaan bagi para orang tua sebelum memiliki anak.

"Artinya percuma ibu-ibu kalau kita punya banyak anak tapi membebani negara, masyarakat dan keluarga. Tidak ada gunanya, padahal kita sebagai manusia mesti bisa berguna kepada masyarakat dan sekitarnya."

"Intinya anak ini adalah titipan Tuhan yang perlu kita persiapkan menjadi generasi yang baik dan bisa dibanggakan oleh negara, karena mereka ini yang akan melanjutkan pembangunan. Makanya, kita harus siapkan betul-betul karena ada biaya yang dibutuhkan, sehingga harus ada perencanaan yang matang, supaya anak tumbuh sehat dan punya skill untuk bersaing," imbaunya.

Sebelumnya, Ketua TP PKK Pusat dan rombongan juga menyempatkan diri melihat pelayanan di Pos Lintas Batas Negara (PLBN) Skow, Kota Jayapura.

Ketua PKK Pusat Tri Tito Karnavian juga mengunjungi pasar perbatasan Skow, Kota Jayapura yang pada kesempatan tersebut, turut memberikan bantuan sembako bagi warga sekitar pos lintas batas negara.

Rombongan Tri Tito Karnavian dalam kunjungan kerjanya di Kota Jayapura, didampingi TP PKK Provinsi Papua, Kepala Badan Perbatasan dan Kerjasama Daerah Provinsi Papua, Kapolresta Jayapura serta pejabat terkait di PLBN Skow. ***

JAYAPURA - Chairman of the Central TP PKK, Tri Tito Karnavian asked all relevant parties in Jayapura City to intensify the provision of additional food to children to reduce the prevalence of stunting in Port Numbay, which until mid-2024, is still above 20 percent.

"The data on the prevalence of stunting in Jayapura City is high, even though we are targeting 14 percent nationally."

"Here (Jayapura City) is above 20 percent. I don't know if it can be lowered in 2024 but at least there must be an effort by intensifying the provision of additional food to children," explained Tri Tito Karnavian during a working visit to Skouw Mabo Village, Muara Tami District, Jayapura City, Thursday (25/7/2024).

The working visit of the Chairman of the Central TP PKK was in the context of monitoring and evaluating 10 PKK programs in the regions and the delivery of government assistance in the form of 500 food packages.

Tri Tito Karnavian highlighted the importance of providing adequate nutrition for children from birth to the first 1,000 days. If they do not get enough nutrition the child has the potential to be stunted. Therefore, parents must have planning before having children.

"It means that it is useless for mothers if we have many children but burden the country, society and family. It is useless, even though we as human beings must be able to be useful to society and its surroundings."

"The children are entrusted by God need to be prepared to become a good generation and can be proud for the country to continue development. Therefore, we must prepare for it because there are costs needed, so there must be careful planning so that children grow up healthy and have the skills to compete," she urged.

Previously, the Chairman of the Central TP PKK and his entourage also took the time to see services at the Skouw Cross-Border Post (PLBN), Jayapura City.

Chairman of the Central PKK, Tri Tito Karnavian, also visited the Skouw Border Market, Jayapura City, which also provided basic food assistance for residents around the cross-border post.

Tri Tito Karnavian's entourage during his working visit to Jayapura City, accompanied by the Papua Provincial TP PKK, the Head of the Papua Provincial Border and Regional Cooperation Agency, the Jayapura Police Chief and related officials at PLBN Skouw. ***