Abstract
The Covid-19 pandemic has had major implications for government administration. Policymakers set policies for handling Covid-19 as a priority agenda at this time. However, these measures have reduced other problems such as stunting which still requires government attention. This article explores policy management of stunting by the local government amid the Covid-19 pandemic with the West Sumatra province case. The findings in the field, show that the implementation of stunting prevention policies is not easy considering the powerlessness caused by budget refocusing and overlapping authorities between institutions. Meanwhile, the meaninglessness is indicated by the low level of public support for the handling of stunting. This is exacerbated by a bureaucratic culture that is slow to implement policies, including in managing stunting-related programs during the Covid-19 crisis. So that there is alienation or what we call as alienation in the bureaucracy in implementing stunting prevention policies. In the end, the management of stunting policies during the Covid-19 pandemic should receive strong support from all involved parties.
Highlights
IntroductionThe Covid-19 pandemic is classified as a non-natural disaster, the implications it causes are experienced in government administration where handling Covid-19 has become a policy priority
The Covid-19 pandemic has put heavy pressure on all aspects of life
Table.1.Statistics of stunted toddlers based on regency/city in West Sumatra province Year 2007 - 2019
Summary
The Covid-19 pandemic is classified as a non-natural disaster, the implications it causes are experienced in government administration where handling Covid-19 has become a policy priority. This is inseparable from the trend of Covid-19 cases, which continues to increase where there are 253,286 people affected by Covid-19 with a death toll of 58,995 people on July 1, 2021 [1]. The government has done its best in handling Covid-19. This is shown through a series of massive regulations and policies. The government has designated Covid-19 as a non-natural national disaster ) [2]. Several regional heads are encouraged to do their best to handle Covid-19, starting from refocusing the budget, increasing social spending, to trimming the regional government's routine budget such as the official travel budget [3]
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