The Ministry of Health is changing its tuberculosis (TB) control strategy by requiring 100 percent tracing of patients' families and close contacts to break the chain of transmission and accelerate the TB elimination target by 2030.
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that his ministry is targeting the research and development of 11 vaccine antigens in Indonesia, so that 15 antigens can be produced independently by 2029.
The Ministry of Health has emphasized the need for innovative medical treatments to complement self-administered diets and bariatric surgery for obesity management, given the potential for potentially fatal complications.
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that starting in 2026, the Ministry of Health will integrate the Free Health Check (CKG) program with school-age immunizations.
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that his office supports four steps taken by the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to reorganize the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program, including preparing child health and nutrition experts from within the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health emphasized the importance of suppressing social stigma against men being vulnerable, which is in line with Men's Mental Health Awareness Month.
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that the government will facilitate the commercialization of Indonesia's first plasma fractionation plant through a strategic partnership to strengthen plasma downstreaming and the independence of the national healthcare industry.
Vice Minister of Health Benjamin Paulus Octavianus stated that smoking prevention campaigns need to be promoted through education, such as by introducing education about the impacts of smoking in the elementary and junior high school curriculum, to prevent addiction and illness in the future.
Vice Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono encouraged parents to exercise and engage in physical activity with their children to improve their health.
Vice Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono highlighted the urgency of integrating air quality and health data to create an early warning system capable of protecting the public from the threat of pollution.
Vice Minister of Health Benjamin Paulus Octavianus stated that the free health check (CKG) program has targeted approximately 19 million people from January to April 2026.
The Ministry of Health recorded that more than eight billion servings of Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) have been distributed to beneficiaries since the program began in January 2025.
