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    "data": {
        "id": 1555047,
        "msgid": "bgn-prioritizes-vulnerable-groups-in-free-nutritious-meals-program-1771175389",
        "date": "2026-02-14 16:20:51",
        "title": "BGN prioritizes vulnerable groups in free nutritious meals program",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Bandarlampung, Lampung (ANTARA) - The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has emphasized that the primary beneficiaries of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) Program are toddlers, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers, known as the 3B group.",
        "content": "<p>Bandarlampung, Lampung (ANTARA) - The National Nutrition Agency (BGN)\nhas emphasized that the primary beneficiaries of the Free Nutritious\nMeals (MBG) Program are toddlers, pregnant women, and breastfeeding\nmothers, known as the 3B group. \u201cWhen an MBG kitchen is newly\nestablished by partners, the main beneficiaries that must be identified\nare toddlers, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers,\u201d Deputy Head of\nBGN Sony Sonjaya said during an MBG Program consolidation meeting here\non Saturday. He noted that 77 countries have implemented school meal\nprograms. However, Indonesia\u2019s initiative goes beyond school meals by\nalso prioritizing toddlers, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers.\n\u201cThis is the advantage of the MBG Program. Only in Indonesia is there a\nmeal program where the food is delivered to homes by health center\ncadres, specifically for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. That is its\nuniqueness; other countries do not have this,\u201d he said. Therefore, he\nurged partners to prioritize the vulnerable 3B group in implementing the\nMBG Program, as it concerns the first 1,000 days of life. \u201cThe\ngovernment has paid attention even from the womb, in the form of a\nfetus. The mindset must be aligned that free nutritious meals should\nfirst be provided to the 3B group. This should be prioritized instead of\ngoing directly to schools to collect data on beneficiaries,\u201d he said.\nAccording to him, misconceptions arose because the program was initially\nintroduced as a school lunch initiative. However, the understanding must\nbe corrected, as the MBG Program is aimed at vulnerable groups to ensure\nthe nutritional quality of the first 1,000 days of life before extending\nit to students.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bgn-prioritizes-vulnerable-groups-in-free-nutritious-meals-program-1771175389",
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