As many as 123 civil servants at Seribu Island Regency participated the health and fitness screening health by Jakarta Employee Health Service Center (PPKP) at Penghubung Office, Mitra Praja Sunter Building, North Jakarta.

to know what symptoms that can harm their health

Seribu Island Regent Deputy, Muhammad Fadjar Churniawan, said the program is important to measure the level of fitness and health of civil servants.

"Civil servants are able to know what symptoms that can harm their health," he said, Friday (9/13).

Based on the screening result, he added, general condition of the civil servants is good. All test participants were declared healthy and fit to serve.

"I hope all employees in the Seribu Islands are always healthy. So that they can provide optimal public services," he added.

Seribu Island Health Sub-agency Head, Murniasi Hutapea, explained this program is collaborated with Jakarta PPKP. The program also involved 15 medical staffs.

Civil servants underwent a health check before getting fitness test such as checking blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, uric acid, vision, risk of cancer, tuberculosis, HIV-AIDS. Then also measuring weight and height, and waist circumference.

"Civil servants conducted a warm up and ran 1.6 km from the Mitra Praja Building to the Jakarta International Stadium," he continued.

One of the participants, Ari Ibnu Faisal Lutfi (42), admitted the program was useful for him to know his health condition.

"Thanks God the result is good. It's also fun to run from Mitra Praja up to JIS," he admitted.