The e-Monev activity for the Recovery of the Nutrition Program from the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic was a collaboration between the Indonesian Ministry of Health and the Center for Health Policy and Management in partnership with the Center for Human Health and Nutrition (CH2N), the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing (FK-KMK), Gadjah Mada University. This activity also involved 16 other universities that acted as assistants to 260 district/city health offices from 34 provinces in Indonesia. The e-Monev innovation was a means of monitoring and evaluation, electronic-based, by utilizing routine data that had been collected through e-PPGBM. This activity was carried out in October – November 2020 to assess how the impact of the pandemic on nutrition programs related to stunting in 260 districts/cities with stunting loci in 2020. Partner universities played a role in assisting district/city health offices in collecting data, analyzing the impact of the pandemic, writing policy strategies and policy briefs for recovery strategies for the four nutritional indicators (weighing children under five, exclusive breastfeeding, vitamin A, PMT for toddlers) from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. During the activity there were also several development activities such as qualitative data analysis and the use of the PulihCovid19 nutrition dashboard to facilitate data collection and analysis. read more

Lecturers/researchers at the Faculty of Public Health – Teuku Umar University in collaboration with lecturers/researchers at the FK-KMK Gadjah Mada University through the Higher Education Collaboration Research (PKPT) Higher Education Grant 2019-2020, organized the activity “Home Made MP-ASI Education for Mothers BADUTA” online via Zoom Meeting. This activity was held on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 16.00 – 18.00 WIB which was attended by around 60-70 Baduta mothers in Meulaboh City, West Aceh district. This educational activity was aimed to increase knowledge about the importance of nutritional needs for pregnant women, nursing mothers and toddlers. By paying attention to specific nutritional needs (micronutrients) and macronutrients needs, it was hoped that the intake of pregnant women, nursing mothers, and toddlers can meet the nutritional adequacy rate and it will create a healthy generation. Dr. Lily Arsanti Lestari, STP., MP as a lecturer at the Faculty of Public Health UGM and the Manager of the Center for Health and Human Nutrition (CH2N) FK-KMK UGM, became a speaker or resource person in this activity. She explained Balanced Nutritional Needs of Pregnant Women, Breastfeeding Mothers, and Toddlers. In her presentation, she stated that balanced nutrition is needed for each age stage (pregnant women, busui, and toddlers) in order to support the quality of health in the future. read more

Stunting is one of the outcomes of nutritional status which is determined by measuring the body length of children aged 0-24 months according to their age (PB/U z-score). More in-depth examination can be done by assessing the cognitive and emotional level of the child. Untreated stunting might have a big negative impact, such as stunted growth, sub-optimal cognitive development, getting sick easily, and low productivity as adults.

This year, the Center for Health and Human Nutrition (CH2N) FK-KMK UGM developed a measuring tool for body length and early detection of stunting or called GAMA-KiDS. The Stunting Detection Kit (GAMA KiDS) is an innovative tool for measuring body length and early detection of stunting for children aged 0-24 months (Baduta). GAMA-KiDS is expected to make it easier for cadres at Posyandu (family planning center) to measure body length as well as to detect whether toddlers are classified as stunting or not. read more

The Center for Health Policy and Management of FK-KMK UGM in collaboration with the Indonesian Health Policy Network held the X National Forum for the Indonesian Health Policy Network (Fornas JKKI) 2020 with the theme “Utilization of the Health System Dashboard (DaSK): Monitoring and Evaluation of JKKN, KIA, and Stunting Policies for Strengthening the Health System in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic “which took place with a series of activities on November 5 – 20 2020. On Tuesday, November 10 2020 at 08.30 – 12.45 WIB a seminar with 2 nutrition subtopics was held. Those were “The Support for Health System Dashboard (DaSK)” and “The Use of Periodic Data to Strengthen the Health System in the Pandemic Era of COVID-19 for Stunting and Nutrition related Public Policy”. The seminar was held through zoom meetings and live streams. It was moderated by Digna N. Purwaningrum, PhD. There were also some keynote speakers. read more

Center for Human Health and Nutrition (PKGM) Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing (FK-KMK) UGM in collaboration with the Directorate of Marine Services of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) of the Republic of Indonesia held a Virtual Workshop “Study of Standards of Nutritional Value in Salt as an Effort to Support Overcoming Health Problems in Society ”. The workshop took place on Wednesday, 18 November 2020 at 09.00 – 12.00 WIB through the Zoom Meeting. It was attended by representatives from the Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, the Indonesian Ministry of Industry, the Indonesian Ministry of Health, salt farmers and producers in Indonesia, academics and researchers, Professional Organizations, and PT Garam (Limited Participants for Invitation Only). This workshop discussed the Review of SNI for Iodized Salt for Consumption in Indonesia. Head of research as well as chairman of the Center for Health and Human Nutrition (PKGM) FK-KMK UGM, Dr. Siti Helmyati, DCN., M.Kes in her introduction said that this workshop was the last series of the implementation process from the beginning of the webinar and FGD activities. It was held to achieve the goal so that the existing salt in the community is able to improve the consumption pattern of the community and the production of salt farmers can be absorbed for domestic consumption. The next session was the presentation of the Draft Academic Paper by Dr. Rimawati, SH, M.Hum, Faculty of Law UGM, in her presentation stated that based on this academic study it is very important to set the upper limit of NaCI levels in iodized salt consumption in Indonesia from various basic aspects (philosophical, sociological, and juridical foundations). read more