Kota Bandung, Aug. 4 -- Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, has announced that 16 million people across Indonesia have participated in the Free Health Check (CKG) program since its launch on February 10, 2025.

"As of yesterday, 16 million people have been screened. Currently, we're averaging around 250 thousand to 280 thousand students checked per day," he informed during a visit to SMP Negeri 5, Bandung, West Java, on Monday.

According to Sadikin, the most commonly detected health issues among students so far have been dental and vision problems.

"For example, of the 14 students we checked earlier, nine had vision issues. Sometimes a student's grades are poor not because they're not smart, but because they can't see properly," he...