UNS—The Christian Community of Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) and the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Surakarta organized a social service (Baksos) event on Thursday (9/1/2025) at the UNS Medical Center Clinic. The event featured free health check-ups for participants.
Chair of the Christmas Celebration Committee, Prof. Ari Natalia Probandari, dr., M.P.H., Ph.D., explained that the Baksos was part of the 2024 Christmas and 2025 New Year celebrations. “This is an annual activity conducted by the joint Christian Community of UNS and ISI Surakarta,” Prof. Ari stated.
The program specifically targeted cleaning service staff from UNS and ISI Surakarta. “Our target is 125 cleaning service staff from both campuses. We chose to focus on them because they play a vital role in maintaining campus cleanliness. Through these health check-ups, we hope they can better understand their health conditions,” she added.
The health examinations included blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and uric acid tests. Participants also had the opportunity to consult with medical professionals about their results.
“We provided free consultations with doctors, including specialists in ENT, pulmonology, and dentistry. To support this program, we collaborated with UNS Hospital, the UNS Medical Center, and the Faculty of Medicine (FK) UNS,” Prof. Ari elaborated.
While waiting for their turn, participants received education from young doctors of FK UNS about healthy living habits.
“We hope this social service event can benefit our cleaning service colleagues,” Prof. Ari said.
The Head of the UNS Medical Center Unit, Dr. Selfi Handayani, dr., M.Kes., expressed her gratitude to the Christian Community of UNS and ISI Surakarta for entrusting the clinic to host the Baksos event.
One of the cleaning service staff from UNS, Sanem, shared her excitement about participating in the free health check-ups.
“I hope this becomes a regular event so that cleaning staff can monitor their health,” Sanem said.
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