President Jokowi provide supplemental food to pregnant women, infants, and children

President Joko Widodo provide additional food to pregnant women, infants, and children at Kampung Nelayan, Batang, Central Java. Jokowi wants supplementary food such as biscuits is also supported by other foods such as fish.

According to Jokowi, nutrition for children should be prepared early. Therefore, they are not the current era of competition is but the next 10 years. Therefore, good nutrition should continue in the womb.


"Our children must be healthy, our children have to be smart, our children must be good, our children to be smart, do not exist except in anywhere. It therefore should be prepared from now in the womb," said Jokowi in Batang, Central Java, on Monday (09/01/2017).

In addition to the biscuits are given, parents should provide other nutritional intake. Eg proteins such as tofu, eggs and fish should also be given to children.

"Here, right close to the fishermen, close to the sea. The fish should often given to our children as well as pregnant mothers," said Jokowi.

Even so, the mother should also regularly check the child to the nearest health center. Do not let pregnant women and children are overweight.

"Must remain weighed at Posyandu and Puskesmas, if weight is normal and better not be increased," said Jokowi.

"For 10 years, for 20 years and 30 years to come, so that our children nutritionally adequate. Also later when birth is not short, not thin. Our son later normal, smart, intelligent, clever and able to compete later with the resources people from other countries, "said Jokowi.

Accompanying him on the visit Jokowi is Health Minister Nila Moeloek, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Teten Masduki and Deputy Governor of Central Java Heru Sudjatmoko.