The survey conducted 5 years later still has not portrayed the significant decrease in the number of stunting cases. Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani, has claimed that stunting problem has become the government priority as she said that this reflects the future of Indonesia. As in the other parts of Indonesia, stunting cases in Aceh are also prevalent.

As part of Indonesian Scholars International Convention (ISIC) 2019 in the UK, Rector of Universitas Malikussaleh presented about stunting in Aceh by presenting a paper entitled “The Relationship between the Sanitation Environment and the Stunting Case in Pidie Jaya, Aceh”. Stunting cases are not only related to poverty, but also the lack of education and family knowledge about the importance of providing nutrition from pregnancy to the golden age of toddlers.