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Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, said that the Indonesian government is committed that every Indonesian child is born healthy, grows up with adequate nutrition, and free from stunting. In welcoming the 73rd Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia in Jakarta, Thursday (August 16), the President mentioned a number of programs his government has been working on for the past 4 years, namely the distribution of Healthy Indonesia Cards which in 2017 reached more than 20 million students.

"We work to ensure that every Indonesian child can be born healthy, can grow with adequate nutrition, free from stunting. When they enter their school age, we cannot let them to be forced to drop out of school due to unreachable school fees. We realize this commitment through the distribution of the Indonesia Smart Card which reached 20 million students in 2017 and expanded the distribution of Bidik Misi Scholarships for college students. In addition to equitable access to education, we also do not forget to build healthy Indonesian people through the Healthy Living Community Movement," President Joko Widodo said.

In addition to the education, the government also builds healthy Indonesian people through the Healthy Living Community Movement, and social protection for underprivileged people by increasing the number of recipients of National Health Insurance Contribution Assistance from 86.4 million in 2014 to 92.4 million in May 2018. (VOI/Rezha/AHM)