Jakarta, June 23 -- The Health Ministry will integrate its free health check (CKG) initiative and the school-age childhood immunization scheme into a single program starting in 2026 to optimize healthcare resources and expand vaccine coverage.

According to Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, this strategic integration aims to reverse a 2025 decline in childhood immunization rates due to uncoordinated scheduling.

"Last year, we implemented free health checks for school children alongside routine immunizations," the minister said during a hearing with the House of Representatives (DPR RI) in Jakarta on Tuesday.

"This created a conflict in human resources and scheduling. Because they were run as two separate activities, our resources wer...