Hundreds of Indonesian schoolchildren fall ill from free government meals

JAKARTA: Hundreds of children suffered food poisoning from school lunches in Indonesia this week, health officials have reported, in the latest outbreaks related to the national multi-billion-dollar free meals program. Launched in January, the Free Nutritious Meals Program was a centerpiece of the election campaign that catapulted President Prabowo Subianto to power last year. With a budget of around $10 billion, it plans to serve nearly 83 million students and pregnant mothers across Indonesia by year end.

Raccontata dabbc.comarabnews.comscmp.com