Bupati dan Walikota Diminta Berkomitmen Turunkan Angka Stunting

JAYAPURA - Pelaksana Harian (Plh) Gubernur Papua, Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun mendorong para Bupati dan Walikota, berkomitmen kuat merealisasikan komitmen bersama dalam upaya menurunkan angka stunting di wilayahnya masing-masing. 

Hal tersebut karena permasalahan itu, tak hanya menjadi tanggung jawab pemerintah pusat dan provinsi, tetapi juga pemerintah kabupaten dan kota.

"Apalagi kinerja yang dinilai Kemendagri kepada Penjabat Bupati atau Walikota itu adalah stunting, kemiskinan ekstrem, dan inflasi." 

"Artinya, kepala daerah diharapkan lebih serius memerangi stunting dan mengurangi inflasi serta kemiskinan,” kata Ridwan Rumasukun, usai kegiatan Rembuk Stunting Tahun 2023 di Jayapura, Rabu (2/8/2023) petang.

Oleh karena itu, Ridwan mendorong adanya komunikasi yang berkesinambungan antara pemerintah provinsi serta kabupaten dan kota dalam upaya merealisasikan komitmen bersama menurunkan angka stunting. 

"Harus ada kolaborasi, semua stakeholder harus bersama-sama menurunkan angka stunting di Papua. Tidak bisa pemerintah daerah bekerja sendiri," tegas ia. 

Sementara agenda Rembuk Stunting, Ridwan menyatakan kegiatan tersebut bertujuan menyamakan persepsi terkait rencana program kegiatan yang akan dilakukan oleh SKPD teknis dalam penanganan stunting. Selanjutnya, rencana program kegiatan itu kemudian disampaikan kepada seluruh stakholder di Papua. 

"Dalam artian kegiatan ini untuk menggalang komitmen dari berbagai stakeholder. Tak hanya di Papua tapi juga kabupaten dan kota yang menjadi lokasi fokus stunting di Papua,," katanya. ***

JAYAPURA - The Daily Executive of the Governor of Papua, Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun encouraged the Regents and Mayors to be strongly committed to realizing joint commitments in an effort to reduce stunting rates in their respective regions.

Because the problem is not only the responsibility of the central and provincial governments but also the district and city governments.

"Moreover, the work that the Ministry of Home Affairs assesses to the Acting Regent or Mayor is stunting, extreme poverty, and inflation."

"This means that regional heads are expected to be more serious about fighting stunting and reducing inflation and poverty," Ridwan Rumasukun told the press, after the 2023  Stunting Bootcamp in Jayapura, Wednesday (2/8/2023) evening.

Therefore, Ridwan encourages continuous communication between the provincial and district and city governments in an effort to realize a joint commitment to reduce stunting.

"There must be collaboration, all stakeholders must jointly reduce stunting rates in Papua. Local governments cannot work alone," he stressed.

During the Stunting Bootcamp agenda, Ridwan stated that the activity aimed to equalize perceptions related to the planned activity program to be carried out by the technical Regional Work Unit in handling stunting. Furthermore, the plan of the program was then conveyed to all stakeholders in Papua.

"In this sense, it is to garner commitment from various stakeholders. Not only in Papua but also districts and cities that are the focus locations of stunting in Papua," he said. ***