EXTREME malnutrition suddenly became a major news item. Even more shocking, the diseasea general affliction of the poorhad spread to a number of areas in Indonesia, including the outskirts of Jakarta. According to the Department of Health, as of last June 15, 49 children under the age of 5 years had died because of malnutrition.

It was noted that in most of the areas where the disease was prevalent, the population here had not been following the I