Malnutrition is Real
It is not famine, but loss of purchasing power due to extreme poverty. With help from the center, the regional governments should be able to deal with the problem.
June 21, 2005
EVERYBODY knows there is malnutrition in several places Indonesia. It is depressing. Media reports on the problem, particularly television, are dramatic. But it would be erroneous to think that this malnutrition is caused by these repeated reports. In fact, it is because lives have been lost that the story got such widespread coverage. The real cause is lack of nutrition as a result of extreme poverty and mismanagement. These causes mus
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