Tens of thousands of children on a remote island chain in eastern Indonesia are not getting proper nutrition, a report said Monday.
Tens of thousands of children on a remote island chain in eastern Indonesia are not getting proper nutrition, a report said Monday.
At least 39,080 children in the province of West Nusa Tenggara suffer from malnutrition, local news agency Antara reported.
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The provincial administration has encouraged a more varied diet among children and pregnant women to deal with the malnutrition problem.
The government has introduced maize, cassava and sweet potato besides rice as the main staple food there.
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"Therefore, a malnutrition problem in West Nusa Tenggara surprises the people because it enjoys a rice production surplus," he said.
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