An Irony in the Urban Scene

Stunting is deeply connected to poverty. Economic constraints have made it difficult for some people to access nutritionally balanced food for children.

KOMPAS/SEKAR GANDHAWANGI

Nurjanah carries her 15-month-old child to check her height and weight at her home, West Cakung Village, Cakung District, East Jakarta, Saturday (8/4/2023). Her son was diagnosed with stunting and tuberculosis (TB).

Nurjanah led her 15-month-old child by the hand into the nutrition consultant’s room at the West Cakung Community Health Center (Puskesmas) in Cakung district, East Jakarta. The 16-year-old mother was having a routine consultation on the health of her child, Rafka, who within the last six months had been diagnosed with both stunting and tuberculosis (TB).

The nutritionist receiving them then conducted a physical examination on Rafka. The body of the child was weighed and his height measured. The measurements showed that Rafka weighed 7.9 kilograms and he was 75 centimeters tall.