Ministry of Health Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih said Indonesia was currently ranked fifth in the nation with global malnutrition."Ranked fifth for the total population in Indonesia is also the world's fourth largest," said Endang. Number of children under five who are malnourished in Indonesia is currently around 900 thousand inhabitants. This amount is 4.5 percent of total Indonesian children under five, ie 23 million inhabitants.Malnutrition areas scattered across Indonesia, not only the eastern part of Indonesia.
To resolve this problem the Ministry of Health invites all stakeholders from governments, international agencies, non-governmental organizations, universities, and community to give priority to the improvement of food and nutrition in everypolicy. This step, he said, should be followed by implementation of good and proper evaluation.
Endang also admitted that he would coordinate with other ministries to overcome this problem. "We will ask the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare to collect the ministries related to the food problem in order to synergize and work together to solve the problem of malnutrition," he said. The Ministry is Endang is Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Industry,and Ministry of Maritime Affairs.
To resolve this problem the Ministry of Health invites all stakeholders from governments, international agencies, non-governmental organizations, universities, and community to give priority to the improvement of food and nutrition in everypolicy. This step, he said, should be followed by implementation of good and proper evaluation.
Endang also admitted that he would coordinate with other ministries to overcome this problem. "We will ask the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare to collect the ministries related to the food problem in order to synergize and work together to solve the problem of malnutrition," he said. The Ministry is Endang is Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Industry,and Ministry of Maritime Affairs.
