Indonesia will introduce free medical screenings next month as part of the country’s effort to detect various diseases early and avoid preventable deaths according to the government.
Presidential communication office spokesperson Dedek Prayudi said people would be eligible for a free health screening on their birthday at Community health centres starting from February 2025.
People can go to their nearest community health centre to get the free health checkup, Mr Prayudi said. “It’s easy and it would cost a lot of money if paid for from their own pocket.”
The government has allocated IDR4.7tn ($451.7m) for the programme this year, which will cover 60m people accessing the service. The government says it hopes that over five years the number of recipients will increase to 200m people.
The primary…