Indonesia is looking to Sweden and Norway as models for a new student health initiative launched on Monday 4 August 2025.
The Cek Kesehatan Gratis Sekolah (CKGS) program introduces health screenings for over 58 million students with the long-term goal of creating structured health report cards similar to those used in the Nordic countries.
“Just like in Sweden and Norway, we hope students won’t just graduate with academic transcripts, but also health report cards,” says Asnawi Abdullah, Head of the Health Policy Agency at the Health Ministry.
In Sweden and Norway, regular school health checks are integrated into national healthcare systems and include evaluations of physical and mental well-being throughout a student’s school years.
Indonesia’s current screenings include checks on nutrition, mental health, vision, hearing, reproductive health and more. The data will form part of a national digital health record system, according to the Presidential Communications Office.
Source: jakartaglobe.id
