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Bobby Nasution says North Sumatra’s free meals program will continue despite poisoning cases

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • North Sumatra Governor Bobby Nasution said the Free Nutritious Meals program would continue despite suspected poisoning cases among students.
  • He said implementation, distribution and menus must improve to prevent further victims.
  • A 16-year-old student in Karo was reported to have memory and speech difficulties after suspected poisoning linked to the program.

North Sumatra Governor Bobby Nasution says the province will not stop its Free Nutritious Meals program despite a number of poisoning cases affecting students.

Nasution said problems in the program’s implementation should lead to evaluation and improvements, not its cancellation. “Improvement, improvement is the key,” he said in Medan on Tuesday.

Improvement, improvement is the key.

· Bobby NasutionThe North Sumatra governor said the program should be improved rather than stopped.

He called for continued work on the program, including better distribution and menus. The goal, he said, was to ensure that there were no more poisoning victims.

What we support is improving the MBG program, improving its distribution and improving its mechanism.

· Bobby NasutionNasution outlined the changes he said were needed.

Nasution added that some areas still needed the program to help meet schoolchildren’s nutritional needs. He said the meals should continue, but distribution and menus had to be handled properly, “without any more loss of life.”

Suspected poisoning after students ate food supplied through the program has been reported in several parts of Indonesia, including North Sumatra. In Karo regency, 16-year-old Febiona Purba, a grade 11 student at SMK Bersama Berastagi, was reported to have developed memory problems after falling ill. Her family said the condition had worsened and that she was also having difficulty speaking.

Some areas still need MBG, but the distribution and the menus must also be good, without any more loss of life.

· Bobby NasutionHe argued that nutritional needs remained while calling for safer delivery.
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