Media monitoring reports from February 9-13, 2026, were dominated by the controversy surrounding the deactivation of the National Health Insurance (JKN) PBI program, which drew intense legislative scrutiny. Meanwhile, the Free Health Check (CKG) program recorded stable positive sentiment.
Significant operational challenges emerged from suspected food poisoning incidents during the Free Nutritional Meal (MBG) program in Pati and Sidikalang, which required transparency in laboratory investigation results and increased early warning of the threats of Nipah virus and leptospirosis. Meanwhile, post-disaster health infrastructure recovery in Sumatra showed good progress, with all hospitals and hundreds of community health centers (Puskesmas) reopening.
