The report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Children’s Fund UNICEF find that the first years of a child’s life provide “irreplicable opportunities to improve lifelong health, nutrition and well-being” according to a press release.

It tracks progress against the global Nurturing care framework, which provides guidance on supporting the healthy physical, intellectual, and emotional development of young children.

Climate change is a major global threat that has directly and indirectly impacted human health. It has threatened the essential components of good health, including clean air, safe drinking water, nutritious food, and safe shelter, and has the potential to undermine decades of global health progress. Climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2020 and 2050 due to malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea, and heat stress.

Kepala Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah (Bappeda) Maluku, Dr Anton A Lailossa, mengungkapkan bahwa Provinsi Maluku telah melakukan berbagai upaya maksimal dalam menangani masalah stunting yang menjadi isu kesehatan nasional.

Kementerian Kesehatan (Kemenkes) menyebut bahwa kasus antraks yang terjadi di Gunungkidul, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY) sudah bisa masuk dalam kategori Kejadian Luar Biasa (KLB). Pasalnya, sudah ada satu kematian suspek antraks. Tetapi, Kemenkes menyerahkan seluruh kewenangan itu kepada pemerintah daerah (Pemda) setempat.