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The free school lunch programme in Indonesia that has made thousands of children sick
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Thousands of children have fallen ill after eating free lunches at school, part of a national meal programme instituted by President Prabowo Subianto in January.
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Muktita Suhartono
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SAGULING, Indonesia – Ms Cucu Mulyati got the fright of her life in September: a call saying that her 17-year-old son was seriously ill. He started feeling sick while eating the free lunch served on his school campus, which included fried chicken, rice, lettuce and strawberries.
Her son, Acep Sulaeman, was taken to a makeshift clinic half an hour from Saguling, his village in Indonesia.
