Indonesia’s free meals under renewed scrutiny after food van injures 21, including teacher at Jakarta school


Photo: Antara

JAKARTA (Bernama-ANTARA): The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the proper care of the victims injured after a food delivery car under the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme crashed into a school in Jakarta, reports Antara.

“We are working as swiftly as possible to treat the victims in collaboration with other stakeholders, ensuring that the injured pupils and teacher receive optimal medical care. I personally visited the location to ensure a rapid response,” BGN Deputy Head Sony Sanjaya stated in Jakarta.

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