Banjarmasin, S Kalimatan (ANTARA) - The South Kalimantan Health Office held a mass circumcision targeting children in the coastal areas of Kotabaru District (about 350 km southeast of Banjarmasin).
Head of the Primary Health Service Section of the South Kalimantan Health Office Netty Hartati said the mass circumcision was a collaboration between the provincial Health Office and the Kotabaru Health Office, to mark the 61th National Health Day.
"The first activity was held at Berangas Community Health Service Center (Puskesmas) in Pulau Laut Timur Sub-district on October 27, 2025 attended by 70 children," she said here on Wednesday.
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Then, the activity continued at the Tanjung Seloka Puskesmas in Pulau Laut Selatan Sub-district, approximately 200 km from Berangas, on October 29, 2025, with 36 children participating.
"This activity served a total 106 children, exceeding the initial target of 100 participants. People's enthusiasm was a major driving force in impementing the activities at two locations," she said.
She explained that the mass circumcisions was part of special health service program aimed at helping underprivileged communities to continuie to receive adequate basic health service.
Not only receiving free circumcision, each participant also received a gift package of a complete school bag to boost their enthusiasm after attending the medical prosecures.
Previously, the provincial Health Office collaborated with the Hulu Sungai Tengah (HST) and Balangan Health Office to provide mass circumcision targeting 150 children.
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