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    "data": {
        "id": 1681373,
        "msgid": "government-prepares-to-operate-900-nutrition-service-units-in-remote-areas-1776329465",
        "date": "2026-04-16 15:30:50",
        "title": "Government Prepares to Operate 900 Nutrition Service Units in Remote Areas",
        "author": "Jessi Carina",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's government, through the National Nutrition Agency, is set to operationalise 900 Nutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG) in remote areas within the next month as part of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme. This initiative targets vulnerable groups including pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, toddlers, and schoolchildren to ensure adequate nutrition, aligning with President Prabowo Subianto's directives to prioritise undernourished and low-income communities. In the first year, 27,006 SPPG units have been verified, with 25,000 operational, funded primarily by private partners and community self-reliance rather than the state budget, costing an estimated Rp 40-54 trillion.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA - The Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency for\nOperational Nutrition Fulfilment, Sony Sonjaya, stated that his agency\nhas prepared 900 Nutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG) to operate in\nremote areas. \u201cInsha\u2019Allah, possibly in less than one month, the 900\nSPPG in remote areas will be ready for operation,\u201d Sony said after the\nevent marking One Year of the Free Nutritious Meals Journey in Community\nEmpowerment, at the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and\nCulture office, Central Jakarta, on Thursday (16\/4\/2026). Sony explained\nthat remote areas are not only in rural regions but also in parts of\nJava Island with limited road access. He responded to Indonesian\nPresident Prabowo Subianto\u2019s directive to focus the MBG programme on\nundernourished groups and low-income communities. He said the MBG\nprogramme is fundamentally aimed at ensuring all Indonesian children\nreceive adequate nutrition, especially vulnerable groups. \u201cSo, in line\nwith its main objective of providing nutrition to vulnerable groups,\nnamely pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, toddlers, and students,\u201d\nhe added. Furthermore, Sony reported that in one year, the MBG programme\nhas achieved 27,006 verified SPPG units, with 25,000 of them already\noperational. In addition to requiring a large workforce, Sony said\nbuilding 27,000 SPPG units requires Rp 40-54 trillion. Therefore, most\nSPPG units do not use state budget funds but are financed through\npartner self-reliance, private sector contributions, and community\nself-reliance. \u201cAlhamdulillah, to date, not a single rupiah of the\noperational SPPG uses the state budget,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-prepares-to-operate-900-nutrition-service-units-in-remote-areas-1776329465",
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