Jombang, Jawa Timur', Aug. 20 -- The Ministry of Health has expanded free tuberculosis (TB) screening and early detection services to Islamic boarding schools, including Tebuireng Islamic Boarding School in Jombang, East Java.

"To expand early detection, the Ministry of Health will purchase thousands of X-ray devices that can be used to conduct widespread screening," Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said at A. Wahid Hasyim High School, here on Thursday.

"The screening will be brought to various locations, including schools, Islamic boarding schools, and correctional facilities, particularly places with high-density or dormitory-style living arrangements," he said.

During his visit to monitor the tuberculosis screening, the minister ...