Jakarta, July 1 -- Population and Family Development Minister Wihaji has said that 8.6 million Indonesian families that are at risk of stunting have become the focus of intervention efforts.

The interventions range from nutritional fulfillment, clean water and sanitation provision, and child marriage prevention.

During a meeting with Commission IX of the House of Representatives (DPR) in Jakarta on Tuesday, Wihaji informed that several ministries and agencies are participating in stunting interventions.

However, their efforts have not been effective so far since they did not target the root of the problem, he said.

"We are (now) focusing on the upstream factors, namely clean water, nutritional intake, sanitation, and child marriage," ...