Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has once again provided free medical check-up (MCU) services for its academic community through the health check-up (Posbindu) program held at Balairung on Friday, May 23, 2025. This is part of the Health Promoting University (HPU) program, in collaboration with UGM Academic Hospital (RSA UGM) and UGM Dental and Oral Hospital (RSGM), aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle on campus.
This edition of Posbindu was directly reviewed by a team from the Indonesian Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) as part of their efforts to develop national guidelines for healthy campuses.
The implementation of the HPU program at UGM is seen as a best practice model for promoting health within academic institutions.
Nur Fatayati, Head of the Healthy Educational Institution Task Force at Kemenkes, stated that the visit aimed to observe the operational procedures of the Posbindu program before implementing campus health stratification elsewhere.
“Today we are here to observe various health promotion efforts, including health education and healthcare services,” she explained.
Chair of HPU UGM, Professor Yayi Suryo Prabandari, emphasized that regular medical check-ups are an essential component of the Healthy Living Community Movement.
“If we want to live healthily, aside from exercising and eating well, and not smoking, we should also undergo regular health checks,” she said.
Professor Purbandari mentioned that before the Posbindu program was established, faculty and administrative staff were only offered one free annual medical check-up.
However, screenings for blood pressure and blood sugar should ideally be done at least once a month.
Through Posbindu, the health services provided include screenings for non-communicable diseases such as cholesterol, uric acid, waist circumference, blood sugar, nutrition, hypertension, heart disease, as well as dental and oral health checks.
The initiative is supported by RSA UGM, RSGM, and the UGM Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing (FK-KMK UGM), which also trains personnel to assist with check-ups such as measuring blood pressure and drawing blood samples.
“The doctors come from RSA UGM. However, those measuring blood pressure and drawing blood are staff who have been trained by FK-KMK UGM,” Professor Purbandari explained.
She added that regular health checks, combined with a healthy lifestyle, are expected to prevent non-communicable diseases.
“We want everyone at UGM to remain healthy, even after they retire,” she concluded.
Author: Jelita Agustine
Editor: Gusti Grehenson
Post-editor: Lintang Andwyna
Photographs: Lazuardi