JAKARTA – The government is targeting a significant expansion of the Free Health Check Program (CKG) by 2026 to reach nearly all levels of society. This national target is supported by strengthening regional services, improving infrastructure, and collaboration across stakeholders to ensure equitable and sustainable early disease detection.
At the national level, the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) continues to optimize the coverage of the Free Health Check Program (CKG) to reach 46 percent or 130 million people in 2026, following an evaluation related to the 2025 CKG which was attended by 70.8 million people or 24.9 percent of the national population.
“For 2026, we are aiming to achieve more than one hundred million national CKG targets,” said Deputy Minister of Health (Wamenkes) Dante Saksono Harbuwono.
He said the CKG achievement in the previous year was the largest achievement in the Indonesian health system, reaching around 70 million people.
The Director of Non-Communicable Diseases at the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, explained the expanded 2026 target.
“By 2026, through the Free Health Check Program, we are targeting screening of all Indonesians, from infants to the elderly,” he said.
Throughout 2025, screening of approximately 55 million people showed that 17 percent had visual impairment, with 3.6 million children having uncorrected refractive errors.
Strengthening eye health services received WHO support through the SPECS 2030 initiative. WHO Indonesia representative, Fransiska, appreciated the government’s commitment to joining in October 2025. Support also came from the representative of One Sight Essilor Luxottica Foundation, Patricia Koh.
“We support the training of health workers, especially nurses, to equip them with the capacity to perform basic vision screenings at the primary healthcare level,” he said.
Meanwhile, Jambi Province is targeting an increase in CKG participation to more than 20 percent by 2026. The Head of the Health Services Division of the Jambi Provincial Health Office, Dr. Dewi Lestari, said strengthening human resources and facilities is key.
“By 2026, several community health centers will be equipped with health laboratory facilities, so that examinations will no longer be limited to blood pressure, but will also include blood sugar, cholesterol, uric acid, and urine tests,” he said.
The central government also distributes medical equipment, including radiology, to support early detection of priority diseases.
With a proactive strategy, global collaboration, and strengthening primary care, the government hopes that the 2026 CKG will become a strong foundation for improving the quality of public health in an inclusive and equitable manner.
