Jakarta, March 17 -- Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Bima Arya Sugiarto, has urged regional governments to accelerate national priority programs, namely free health screenings and the development of three million homes, which require full support from regional heads.

He made the request during a coordination meeting, held in a hybrid online-offline format, at the Sasana Bhakti Praja Building of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Jakarta on Monday.

He emphasized that the success of the health screening program in the regions will rely highly on several key factors, such as clear instructions from regional heads so that prompt action can be taken.

"There are funds that can be accessed, allocated, be it BOK (healthy operational assistance) ...