Residents of Sukodono Village, Tahunan Sub-district, Jepara Regency,\nenthusiastically took part in free health checks through the Mobile\nSpecialist Doctor (Speling) programme, integrated with Free Health\nChecks (CKG), today.<\/p>\n
The event, attended by Central Java Regional Secretary Sumarno,\nDeputy Health Minister Benjamin Paulus Octavianus and Deputy Home\nAffairs Minister Akhmad Wiyagus, also included active tuberculosis (TB)\ncase-finding (ACF). The initiative is a strategy to identify TB cases\ndirectly within the community.<\/p>\n
Through the programme, residents can learn about their health and\nundergo checks for possible exposure to TB.<\/p>\n
Sumarno, representing Central Java Governor Ahmad Luthfi, visited the\nhealth checks. They included sputum collection for acid-fast bacilli\n(AFB) testing, X-rays, blood pressure and height measurements, and\nlaboratory tests as needed.<\/p>\n
Dina Amelia, one of the residents who took part, said she had come\nwith five family members after learning of a history of TB in their\nfamily.<\/p>\n
She hoped the checks would help confirm the health of all her family\nmembers and prevent transmission.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope no one in the family has been infected and that everyone\nstays healthy. Thankfully, we can get free health checks through this\nprogramme,\u201d Dina said in a written statement on Tuesday (13 October\n2026).<\/p>\n
Another resident, Nurhamidah, said she had heard about the event from\na village health worker. She said she had previously experienced chest\npain and a cough that subsided for a time but later returned.<\/p>\n
Nurhamidah hoped TB screening would help people learn about their\nhealth earlier, allowing treatment to begin promptly.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the illness can be identified early, treatment can also be given\nsooner,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Tahunan Community Health Centre head Pramita Sukti Setyarini said TB\ntracing was important to find cases that had not yet been detected,\nincluding among people without symptoms. Active screening is needed so\nthat people at risk of TB infection can be examined promptly and receive\ncare in line with their diagnosis, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this tracing, we can identify patients who have TB symptoms,\nthose without symptoms, as well as people with a history of contact.\nX-rays allow us to see the lungs and help detect possible TB,\u201d Pramita\nsaid.<\/p>\n
She said TB screening in the Tahunan Community Health Centre\u2019s\nservice area was expected to take place regularly each month. It would\ncover several villages and include tracing close contacts of patients\nconfirmed to have TB.<\/p>\n
Close contacts include family members, close friends and work\ncolleagues. They are advised to get checked even if they have no\nsymptoms, particularly if they have been in contact with a TB\npatient.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if they have no symptoms, if they have a history of contact, we\ncan ask them to come in for an examination,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Pramita welcomed the event in Sukodono, which combined TB tracing\nwith the Speling programme. Available checks included X-rays, blood\npressure and height measurements, and laboratory tests as needed.<\/p>\n
The integrated approach is expected to make it easier for residents\nto access several health services in one event. Service data are also\nentered into the Satu Sehat system.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/central-java-governments-speling-programme-helps-residents-get-screened-for-tb-1791878044", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }