THE POTENTIAL OF DIGITAL HEALTH IN ACCELERATING STUNTING DECLINE

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The learning approach to overcome the problem of stunting through digital health technology in Indonesia is still limited, especially among users, i.e., pregnant women and toddlers. This literature study aims to provide a picture of the types of applications and their utilization in the prevention and control of stunting based on digital technology from various sources of scientific information. The results of the collected study show the variations of applications developed, especially in middle-low income countries. The applications include mHealth, Saathealth, GiAS, NUTRIMO, M-SAKHI, ACALS, PROSA-HI, and NRTM System. These application are developed to increase the scope of stunting control with the target: parents and stunting children, the health of pregnant women, nursing mothers, and child health. At present, the contribution of digital technology to the goal of sustainable development is an important policy issue in the post-Pandemic Covid-19 era. In addition, children’s health is the human right of every child worldwide. Therefore, the Digital Health Utilization Approach is an opportunity to create new solutions to accelerate stunting decreases.