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Jakarta. Dompet Dhuafa launched Priority for the Acceleration of Stunting Solutions (APDC), a movement focusing on children's nutritional stagnation or stunting affected by the Covid-19.

Stunting is one of the biggest problem in Indonesia, which is feared to be even worse due to Covid-19 pandemic.

According to 2017 data from the National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction (TNP2K), of the 159 million children who are stunted worldwide, 9 million of them live in Indonesia. The prevalence of stunting in Indonesia is the fifth largest in the world.

Dompet Dhuafa invites community elements to participate in overcoming the problem of stunting through the launch of the APDC Movement, on Thursday, at 4 PM-5.30 PM broadcast live via RRI, the RRINet network, and the DDTV Youtube channel.

The launching was attended by the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendi, the Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian, and the movement initiator and the Chairperson of Dompet Dhuafa, Mr. Parni Hadi.

Other attendees are the Head of BKKBN Hasto Wardoyo, Regent of Magetan Suprawoto, Deputy Governor of West Papua Mohamad Lakotani, Regent of South Central Timor Egusem Pieter T, Regional Secretary of Gorontalo Darda Daraba, Director General of Public Health, Ministry of Health dr. Kirana Pritasari.

Watch the launching on DDTV https://youtu.be/9kGH29jtpGM and RRI Net Official https://youtu.be/r9rybkjCQwE