Sidoarjo, E Java, Nov. 10 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Health will soon expand the integrated screening program for early identification of tuberculosis (TB) in a bid to curb the spread of the disease.

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin in Sidoarjo, East Java, on Sunday, noted that the program has been piloted in eight community health centers (puskesmas), including those in Bandung, Bogor, and Semarang.

"By the end of this year, it will be expanded to 100 puskesmas in eight provinces," he affirmed.

According to him, the eight provinces are West Java, East Java, Central Java, North Sumatra, Jakarta, Banten, South Sulawesi, and East Nusa Tenggara.

Sadikin explained that the program includes chest X-rays, laboratory testing services p...