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Free health screening for 53 million students starts in July

The Indonesian government strives to conduct free health screening (CKG) on some 53 million students, from ...

Minister asks regional heads to priotiritize national health programs

During round two of the Regional Leaders’ Retreat, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin urged regional heads to ...

Half of Indonesian women have abdominal obesity: ministry

The Health Ministry has reported that 50 percent of women and 25 percent of men in Indonesia have central or abdominal ...

Over 8 million Indonesians receive free health screenings: minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that 8.2 million Indonesians have benefited from free health screenings so ...

Bali records lowest stunting rate nationwide

The Health Ministry reported that Bali's stunting prevalence rate reached 8.7 percent in 2024, the lowest ...

Ministry expands thyroid disorder screening through pilot program

The Indonesian Health Ministry is expanding early thyroid detection through a pilot screening program in seven areas ...

Indonesia officially joins WHO Western Pacific Region group

Indonesia has officially moved from the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) to the Western Pacific Region (WPR) grouping ...

Health partnership key for Indonesia-Thailand pandemic preparedness

President Prabowo Subianto emphasized that cooperation in the health sector between Indonesia and Thailand is a vital ...

Over five million Indonesians receive free health screenings

The Ministry of Health recorded that 5.3 million Indonesians have benefited from free health screenings so far, with an ...

2025 Hajj: Indonesia sources medicines locally in Saudi

The Indonesian Health Ministry implements a logistics efficiency strategy by prioritizing the direct purchase of ...

Free health checks offered to nearly two mln people so far: RI Govt

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said that almost two million people have utilized the free health checks ...

777,000 people register for free health screening program

The Ministry of Health has reported that as of March 16, 2025, the government's Free Health Screening program has ...

BRIN continues infectious disease drug research with Malaysia, Japan

Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has continued its research collaboration to develop ...

Free meals program significant investment for RI's future: Prabowo

President Prabowo Subianto introduces the free nutritious meals program as a transformative initiative under his ...

Minister undergoes memory test under Free Health Check-Up program

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno participated in the Free Health Check-Up (CKG) ...