BGN Chief Nanik Deyang Resigns for Health

Nanik S. Deyang has resigned as head of Indonesia’s National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to seek medical treatment abroad for heart health, with President Prabowo Subianto approving the move and asking her to continue overseeing the agency. The president is reportedly considering forming a BGN Supervisory Board, potentially with Nanik as chair but without involvement in financial matters due to trauma concerns. Her short tenure included major reforms such as evaluating thousands of nutrition service units, reclassifying kitchens, halting expansions in saturated areas, and recovering hundreds of billions of rupiah for the state. The MBG free nutritious meals program remains a centerpiece of Prabowo’s policy and has faced implementation challenges. Nanik signaled ongoing support for the MBG program and suggested her successor would be younger, while government channels have not yet named a replacement. Various outlets corroborate these developments and the broader reform efforts at BGN during this period.