Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Nutrition expert and public health activist, Tan Shot Yen, assessed that several new policies to be implemented by the Indonesian National Nutrition Agenc

While the government's free nutritious meal (MBG) program has become a debacle from top to bottom, its design was flawed from the start.

Rahmat Hidayat – Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals program has come under renewed public scrutiny after anti-corruption activists called for an audit of 41 nutrition service facilities

Sontry Napitupulu – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has officially launched an internal consolidation effort, with a primary focus on maximizing budget efficiency for the Free Nutri

Eka Permadhi, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition that is part of MBG Watch has called the corruption case involving the leadership of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) an urgent wa

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Survey agency Poltracking Indonesia has released its latest public opinion poll, featuring data on public satisfaction regarding the government's free nutr

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has instructed central kitchens operating the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program to refrain from serving omelets.

Ricky Juliansyah, Jakarta – The Executive Board of the University of Indonesia's Student Body (BEM UI) is pressing the Indonesian government to conduct a thorough evaluation of the Free

Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – Investigators from the Attorney General's Office (AGO) raided the headquarters of the country's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) in the early hours of Wednesday

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto removed on Tuesday National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana, ending almost two years of struggles in running a nationwide free meal prog

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia has trimmed the budget for its flagship Free Meal Program (MBG) by an estimated Rp 67 trillion ($3.77 billion) as President Prabowo Subianto pus

Silpester Kasipka, Sentani, Jubi – Jayapura Regency has recorded the second-highest number of malaria cases in Indonesia after Mimika Regency, according to local authorities.

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Jakarta – Around 200 students from 12 kindergartens, elementary and junior high schools in Tembok Dukuh subdistrict, Surabaya, East Java, suffered symptoms of food

Endang Mulyani, Jakarta – Authorities in Jakarta are stepping up vigilance against hantavirus after six suspected cases were identified, along with three confirmed infections, according

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto acknowledged on Saturday that the government's program to provide free meals to combat malnutrition, his signature project, "comes with many problem

Vidya Pinandhita, Jakarta – Around 663,000 schoolchildren screened this year in the government's free health check program were found to have high blood pressure, raising concern over u

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Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – As many as 200 students from 12 schools in the Tembok Dukuh area of Surabaya region in Indonesia experienced mass food poisoning after eating the free nutritio

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – A case of food poisoning due to free nutritious meal (MBG) menu has occurred again at several elementary schools in Pulogebang Sub-District, East Jakar

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Hundreds of students from several schools in the Pulogebang area of Cakung, East Jakarta, have fallen ill with symptoms of food poisoning after consuming

Harumbi Prastya Hidayahningrum, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to renovate community health centers, or puskesmas, across Indonesia after inspecting medical facilities

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has found potential Rp49.5 billion in state losses in the National Nutrition Agency's (BGN) halal certification servic

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Dadan Hindayana, Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), has detailed the reasons behind involving correctional institutions to support the management of

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Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The National Food and Nutrition Agency (BGN) has received formal test results from the Natuna District Health Office following a mass poisoning linked to the F

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded its highest number of malaria cases in 2025 mainly driven by population mobility and climate change that hamper elimination efforts to reduce p

Ricky Juliansyah, Jakarta – The Chair of the Student Executive Board of the University of Indonesia (BEM UI), Yatalathof Ma'shum Imawan, has reaffirmed his rejection of the plan to esta

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – A coalition of civil society groups has rejected a government plan to add new tiers to Indonesia's tobacco excise system, warning it could undermine public he

Vidya Pinandhita, Jakarta – The upcoming dry season, which is predicted to be longer and drier due to the impact of El Nino, has raised concerns about health risks faced by many

Alexander Loen, Jayapura (PINA) – More than 90% of Indonesia's malaria cases are concentrated in Papua, underscoring the region as the country's most critical hotspot for infectious dis

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has been grappling with rising anti-vaccine narratives and misinformation surrounding vaccination, which have hindered efforts to boost uptake

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Finance Juda Agung said that the elimination of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program on Saturdays could save around Rp1 trillion in on

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government plans to inaugurate the National Command Center for the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) in mid-May 2026.

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has allocated Rp5.7 billion (about US$350,000) to subscribe to Zoom meeting licenses from April to December

Edward Febriyatri Kusuma, Jakarta – Indonesian authorities have temporarily suspended more than 1,700 kitchens involved in the country's flagship free meal program after finding widespr

Endang Mulyani, Jakarta – Human Papillomavirus (HPV) cases in Indonesia remain high despite the availability of vaccines, largely due to delayed detection and the long-term accumulation

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is conducting surveys through a special team to refine the distribution of the free nutritious meal program, citing Preside

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Body (BGN) has come under public scrutiny over its procurement of goods and services, which many consider wasteful.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Body (BGN) is facing renewed scrutiny following reports that it spent its 2025 budget on the procurement of shoe polish and brushe

Jakarta – As scrutiny grows over the deaths of three intern doctors last month, Yuna, who is undergoing her internship in Sukabumi city, West Java, says the program's limited leave poli

Endang Mulyani, Jakarta – Indonesia's battle against tobacco use is showing little progress, with around 70 million people – based on the 2023 National Health Survey – still actively sm

Adlu Raharusun, Manokwari – The Papua Special Autonomy Development Acceleration Board (BP3OKP) has received complaints from residents regarding alleged contamination of well water and a

Jakarta – The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has proposed regulating a ban on vaporizers under the narcotics and psychotropics bill, citing the discovery of illegal substances in sever

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Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesia, through the Ministry of Health and the Food and Drug Authority (BPOM), has launched the nutri-level labeling system for sweetened drinks to ass

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) says a significant share of the country's healthcare spending is still borne directly by households, hig

Over a three-month period spanning January to March 2026, multiple incidents across the Papua Provinces have raised serious concerns about the state of healthcare access for indigenous

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has been recorded frequently using event organizer (EO) services throughout its 2025 activities, with a total

Jakarta – At least 72 children from four different schools in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta have shown symptoms of food poisoning after consuming school lunches prepared under the governmen

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Federation of Indonesian Teachers Union (FSGI) has urged the Indonesian government to comprehensively evaluate the Free Nutritious Meal program (MBG).