Free Meals Overhaul: Indonesia’s National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is refocusing the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program by cutting back new kitchen construction, pausing underperforming kitchens, and prioritizing remote areas plus pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and under-fives—after the sacking and arrest of former MBG leadership in a corruption probe. Nutrition & Food Safety: The program’s governance shake-up follows mounting criticism over food-poisoning incidents, with officials stressing quality upgrades for existing kitchens and tighter standards. Health Tech Leap: SS Innovations says it completed the world’s longest-distance robotic telesurgery for a heart procedure, linking Guyana and India via its SSi Mantra system. Biosecurity Push: Indonesia’s quarantine agency (Barantin) is working with FAO to strengthen biosecurity, lab capacity, surveillance, early warning, and traceability networks. Diabetes Research: University of Jember researchers report Kalimantan’s Ampelocissus rubiginosa shows promising anti-diabetic effects, potentially lowering blood sugar. Public Health Context: UN-linked coverage highlights the ongoing Ebola response in DR Congo as cases rise, underscoring how outbreaks strain health systems amid conflict.