Free meal program

KN. Indonesia’s National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is offering IDR5 million for regional implementers who successfully create positive, viral content about the free nutritious meal program. BGN Deputy Chair Nanik Sudaryati Deyang said that fast and accurate public communication is key to maintaining the credibility of the institution amid the deluge of misinformation on social media. “We must not be slower than hoaxes. Regional coordinators and area coordinators must be official sources of information and quickly clarify issues in the field,” Nanik said in a coordination meeting.

Hundreds of pupils in Indonesia fell ill after eating free school meals, officials said, in the latest case of alleged food poisoning marring a government-funded program. More than 660 pupils from two schools in central Java reported symptoms of food poisoning, Gunungkidul District Head Endah Subekti Kuntariningsih said. Ten teachers from one of the schools were also affected, Endah said on Instagram.