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Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin says the official launch of the free check-ups is contingent upon the inauguration of new regional heads, which the Home Ministry has said will take place at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Feb. 6.
The Health Ministry plans to establish a task force to push for the assessment of innovative medicines and vaccines as Indonesia becomes the country with lowest usage of new medicines for untreatable or difficult-to-treat conditions in the Asia-Pacific.
The Health Ministry's National Biomedical and Genomic Health Center (BB Binomika) works together with PT Asa Ren Global Nusantara in collecting biological samples, phenotype data and disease-specific records from a large population sample.
Raising National Health Insurance (JKN) premiums may be necessary to ensure the sustainability of the program, but the government should refrain from making a dramatic increase like it did in 2020, an observer has warned.
While the country has made strides in addressing challenges like maternal mortality, stunting and infectious diseases, data shows that NCDs such as IHD, stroke and diabetes have become the leading causes of death and disability.
