Sidoarjo, East Java, Feb. 14 -- Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has assured that the budget efficiency policy will not affect the continuity of the Free Health Check-up (CKG) Program considering that it is a government priority program in the health sector.

"This program is targeting 100 million participants. We are focusing on achieving at least 50 percent first. If the funds are unmatched, the ministry will coordinate with the President and the Finance Ministry to increase the budget allocation," he said in Sidoarjo, East Java, on Friday.

He said that his ministry is currently focusing on uniform CKG activation, especially in areas outside Java, so that all people can benefit from the program.

The ministry will visit health cente...