Kepala Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah (Bappeda) Maluku, Dr Anton A Lailossa, mengungkapkan bahwa Provinsi Maluku telah melakukan berbagai upaya maksimal dalam menangani masalah stunting yang menjadi isu kesehatan nasional.

Kementerian Kesehatan (Kemenkes) menyebut bahwa kasus antraks yang terjadi di Gunungkidul, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY) sudah bisa masuk dalam kategori Kejadian Luar Biasa (KLB). Pasalnya, sudah ada satu kematian suspek antraks. Tetapi, Kemenkes menyerahkan seluruh kewenangan itu kepada pemerintah daerah (Pemda) setempat.

Climate change is a major global threat that has directly and indirectly impacted human health. It has threatened the essential components of good health, including clean air, safe drinking water, nutritious food, and safe shelter, and has the potential to undermine decades of global health progress. Climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2020 and 2050 due to malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea, and heat stress.

The report prepared by a combined effort of WHO, UNICEF and the World Bank compares the global data of stunting, wasting and obesity. A recent report by United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) confirmed that India continues to reduce stunting among children.