Jakarta, Oct. 23 -- Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has decided to involve integrated health service posts, or posyandu , in the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program to expand its reach and improve targeting.

The initiative was marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding between BGN and the Central Guidance Team for Posyandu during a forum in Bali on Thursday (Oct. 22).

"Under this memorandum of understanding, our collaboration extends beyond MBG distribution to cover nutritional education, data collection, and efforts to ensure the program reaches its intended beneficiaries," BGN Head Sudaryono said in a statement received here on Friday.

He said posyandu cadres could play a strategic role in advancing the flagsh...