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27 June 2024

The Contribution of PT Soho Global Health Tbk in Supporting the Health Service Movement for Simultaneous Intervention to Prevent Stunting in Sukabumi

PT Soho Global Health Tbk (SGH) once again demonstrated its contribution to a future where Indonesian children are free from stunting in Sukabumi Regency by providing stunting intervention assistance through the distribution of supplementary food (PMT) in the form of Curcuma Plus milk to 350 toddlers in Sukabumi Regency. As the main sponsor of the Health Service Movement for Simultaneous Intervention to Prevent Stunting organized by the Sukabumi Police, PT Soho showed its commitment to eradicating stunting, with Sukabumi as a priority for stunting alleviation, considering that the prevalence of stunting in this regency reached 27.5%, the second highest in West Java province (based on the 2022 Indonesian Nutrition Status Survey - SSGI data).

The symbolic event for the handover of CSR assistance for the stunting intervention movement was held in the Sukabumi Police Headquarters Hall, Jl. Sudirman 12, Palabuhanratu, Sukabumi Regency on June 26, 2024. The event was held in commemoration of the 78th Bhayangkara Day and was attended by the Head of the Sukabumi Regency Health Office, the Chairman of the Sukabumi Regency Branch of the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI), the Chairman of the Sukabumi Regency Branch of the Indonesian Village Government Association (APDESI), the Head of Palabuhanratu Community Health Center, the Head of the Sukabumi Regency Police, and other related officials.

This CSR initiative is a form of PT Soho's commitment in line with its purpose, to hold the care of human life as our highest priority and thereby glorify God. Curcuma Plus, as the number one selling children's vitamin brand in Indonesia for appetite and growth, has also launched an innovative milk formula with higher energy and protein and lower sugar to help improve children's appetites, increase their weight and height, and achieve better nutritional status.

"SGH is once again realizing its commitment to addressing stunting in Sukabumi Regency, particularly in areas close to the SOHO Center of Excellence in Herbal Research (SCEHR) plantation and research facilities in Nagrak, Sukabumi, where the Curcuma plant, the main ingredient in Curcuma Plus products, is cultivated. The natural goodness from Sukabumi is expected to support efforts to eradicate stunting, which is a priority for Sukabumi Regency in line with the Kabupaten Sukabumi Sehat (KSS) program," said Dr. Solitaire E F Ram Mozes, MM, Head of Health and Food and Beverage Supervision, IDI.

This stunting intervention program represents a good collaboration between the government and the private sector. This is not the first time PT Soho has made a tangible contribution to stunting intervention efforts in Sukabumi Regency. For at least the last five years, PT Soho has continuously supported the Kabupaten Sukabumi Sehat (KSS) program initiated by the Sukabumi Regency government through various stunting alleviation programs, the provision of healthy toilets (open defecation free/ODF program), and the provision of segregated waste bins for organic, non-organic, and hazardous waste.

It is our sincere hope that in the future there will be more active and beneficial collaborations between PT Soho and the Sukabumi Regency government, especially in the fields of public health and stunting prevention.