Indonesia grapples with resurgence of stunting among kids
(WorldNews Indonesia)

The head of Indonesia`s effort to curb the rate of stunting, or impeded growth, among its youngest children says the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to trigger a resurgence of the scourge that can lead to dire physical and developmental consequences later in life. Falling household incomes, rising food prices and disrupted government programmes aimed at improving living conditions, particularly those of poor pregnant women in more remote rural areas, are undermining the health of Indonesia`s youngsters, said lead programme director Iing Mursali of the Acceleration of Stunting Prevention Team under the secretariat of the vice-president. Before the pandemic upended everything, the team was...