44 District Health Centres in Jakarta Provide Catch-up Measles Immunisation
Jakarta — The Jakarta provincial government has announced that 44 district-level health centres (puskesmas) and approximately 200 auxiliary health posts (pustu) across Jakarta will provide the 2026 Synchronized Catch-up Immunisation (IKS) campaign for measles during March.
“The IKS activity has been instructed since early March, and implementation can be conducted at all health centres — the 44 puskesmas in Jakarta or the 200-plus pustu in Jakarta,” said Budi Setiawan, head of the Epidemiological Surveillance and Immunisation Section at Jakarta’s Health Department, during a measles prevention podcast in Jakarta on Thursday.
In addition, community health posts (posyandu) are also providing the activity, which aims to ensure children develop antibodies against various viruses and bacteria that cause diseases such as measles.
“You can ask about the schedule at your respective village health posts; the IKS MR should also be included this month. Visit the health centres and check their schedules. Some health centres visit homes, especially in vulnerable areas,” Budi said.
The 2026 measles IKS targets children aged 9-59 months who were missed during routine immunisation and strengthens community immunity. The goal is to increase vaccination coverage and prevent measles transmission in the capital.
In 2025, measles immunisation coverage in Jakarta was 143,374 children for MR1 and 144,842 children for MR2, exceeding 100 per cent of expected targets, demonstrating that most targeted children had received scheduled measles immunisation.
However, there remain differences in coverage between regions. For example, in the Seribu Islands Regency, immunisation coverage remains lower at 82.26 per cent for MR1 and 83.68 per cent for MR2, necessitating additional efforts to ensure all children receive complete immunisation.
Meanwhile, based on immunisation monitoring data from 2022-2025, there remain 9,499 children requiring catch-up vaccination for MR1 and 4,656 children for MR2.