Jakarta, Nov. 8 -- Indonesia's Coordination Team for the Free Nutritional Meals (MBG) program has discussed standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to health and interagency coordination to strengthen the governance of the national priority program.

"We discussed several issues, particularly the 19 health SOPs, menu development, MBG distribution for toddlers, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, and the formation of a working group to prepare MBG raw ingredients," said the team's chairperson, Nanik S. Deyang, in a statement on Saturday.

She highlighted that food supply for the MBG program must be addressed collectively. With 14,299 kitchens - officially called Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) - serving around 40 million be...