ALMOST each year the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province declares itself to be a region with edema categorized as an extraordinary event (KLB). Last week the Regency of Rote Ndao determined edema as a KLB following the deaths of five children from such condition. After declaring the status, the government took hundreds of children under 5 years old suspected of suffering from severe hunger and malnutrition for treatment to community health centers