Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Abdul Mu'ti, has said that one of the larger goals of the free health check-ups (CKG) program for students is to build a healthy generation in Indonesia.“Free health check-ups is a new step toward building Indonesian generations that are healthy, not only physically and mentally, but also spiritually,” he said after a ministerial meeting in Jakarta on Thursday.
The program will begin on August 1, 2025, for students enrolled in schools under the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education and the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
According to Mu'ti, the results of the health checkups will be used as inputs for creating healthier schools.
“We have also conveyed to the Minister of Health that the results of the health checks will be used as input to help us build healthy schools,” he added.
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The Ministry of Health is targeting to cover 52 million students through the CKG program this year.
“The total number of participating students is more than 52 million, whose health we will check. That way, if we find early signs of illness, we can carry out treatment so that the students concerned remain healthy, and if possible, avoid getting sick,” Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said.
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Overall, the CKG program aims to cover the entire Indonesian population of 280 million, with this year’s target set at 50 million.
“This is the largest program carried out by the government, as it targets 280 million people. For this year, our initial goal is 50 million,” Sadikin informed.
