THE health ministry began investigating the possible causes of acute kidney injuries in early September. One month prior, cases of acute kidney injury in children had spiked by 720 percent compared to July, or from five to 36 cases. As of Friday, October 21, the ministry had recorded 241 cases of acute kidney injury in children, 133 of which resulted in death. 

At his official residence, on Thursday, October 20, Minister of Health Budi Guna