Parents raise concerns over Indonesia’s free meal programme
Indonesia’s free nutritious meals programme is under scrutiny, following a rising number of food poisoning cases since its launch in January. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has pledged improvements to his billion-dollar flagship programme. But families in West Bandung regency, where more than a thousand students fell ill from food poisoning last week, say they no longer feel safe letting their children eat at school. CNA’s Chandni Vatvani reports.
Indonesia’s free nutritious meals programme is under scrutiny, following a rising number of food poisoning cases since its launch in January. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has pledged improvements to his billion-dollar flagship programme. But families in West Bandung regency, where more than a thousand students fell ill from food poisoning last week, say they no longer feel safe letting their children eat at school. CNA’s Chandni Vatvani reports.