"We want to ensure all citizens receive free, quality health services," she remarked while monitoring the implementation of the CKG program at an Islamic school in Bandung, West Java, on Monday.
According to Oka, the program is part of the efforts to achieve the fourth Asta Cita goal of improving the quality of human resources to realize the Golden Generation.
She emphasized that the CKG program in schools is among the quick-win initiatives of President Prabowo Subianto's administration, aiming to detect health issues early, prevent complications, and reduce disability and mortality risks.
The screening covers nutritional status, dental health, eye health, ear health, blood pressure, reproductive health, as well as screening for anemia and infectious diseases.
The deputy minister also highlighted the importance of providing iron supplements to adolescent girls as an early prevention measure against stunting.
"Iron supplements are very important because these adolescent girls will become future mothers. If the mother is anemic, the risk of giving birth to a stunted baby is greater," she explained.
As of August 1, the CKG program has covered 16 million Indonesians since its launch in February 2025.
At schools in particular, the program targets 53 million students from first through 12th grade at various schools, including Islamic boarding schools (pesantrens).
The program's implementation at schools, which began on Monday (August 4), is designed to reach every child in the nation without exception, in line with the principle of no one left behind.
With a target of reaching 280 million citizens nationwide, the health screening program is projected to become one of the largest in the world.
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Translator: Lintang Budiyanti, Raka Adji
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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