Jakarta, June 12 -- The Indonesian government has provided a budget of US$300 million for the Free Health Checks (CKG) program, making it one of the largest state allocations in the world, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Spokesperson Prita Laura said.

"President Prabowo Subianto is the first Indonesian president to have a priority program and is very ambitious in eradicating disease," she added at a virtual press conference on Thursday.

According to Laura, the CKG program is one of the largest health programs in the world, considering its ambitious target of covering 280 million Indonesians in five years, starting with 60 million people in the first year.

She said that CKG is not only meant to provide basic health services, bu...