Prabowo Allocates IDR 4.7 Trillion for Free Health Check-ups
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Jakarta, VIVA – President Prabowo Subianto has allocated a budget of IDR 4.7 trillion for a free health check-up program targeting 60 million Indonesians.
This program will be implemented gradually starting in 2025.
The Spokesperson for the Presidential Communications Office, Dedek Prayudi, stated that this health check-up program is Prabowo’s effort to save thousands of Indonesian lives lost annually to heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
"The President's perspective on health is not just about treating the sick. Promotive and preventive efforts are far more important than curative measures," Prayudi said on Friday (Jan 3).
This initiative is the head of state’s effort to reduce risks, detect diseases early, and prevent unnecessary and avoidable deaths.
"For President Prabowo, there is no other choice but to make a bold move through preventive interventions to improve public health. Free health check-ups are part of President Prabowo Subianto's Fast Best Outcome Program (PHTC) for 2025," Prayudi explained.
This flagship program is a preventive government effort to promote public health, aiming to prevent illnesses and reduce the burden of medical treatments.
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The program will be implemented gradually starting in 2025, with a target of reaching 60 million people. Over the next five years, the goal is to serve 200 million citizens under this program.
"President Prabowo fully understands that Article 28H of the 1945 Constitution guarantees every Indonesian citizen's right to health and access to healthcare services. Meanwhile, Article 34 of the Constitution obliges the state to fulfill these rights," he stated.
He also explained that the Free Health Check-Up Program will not only cover cardiovascular diseases but also various other illnesses categorized by age groups.
For toddlers, health checks will focus on detecting congenital diseases such as congenital hypothyroidism.
