Jakarta, Aug. 4 -- Health Ministry stated that as of July 2026, Free Health Checkup (CKG) had screened 73.8 million people, comprising 62.7 million people screened at primary healthcare facilities and communities and 11.1 million children screened at schools.

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said here on Tuesday that the government is aiming to screen some 130 million people in 2026. This year's program also focuses on follow-up treatment for three health risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in order to improve national life expectancy and health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE).

"Indonesia was at 72. Now, it has increased to 74. In 2029, the target is 76 years," Sadikin said, adding that the three risk factors are high blood press...