PGN Promotes Eye Health Access, 300 Students and Residents Participate in Free Examination

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk (PGN), Subholding Gas Pertamina, through the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program entitled CAKRA (Check Health for the People), provides free eye health examination and distribution of glasses to 300 beneficiaries from a number of schools and communities around the company's operational area.

The activity which took place at the PGN Head Office, Jakarta, on Thursday, June 4, is part of the series of PGN's 61st anniversary celebrations as well as the company's commitment to improving access to health services and the quality of life of the community, especially in the field of eye health.

From the results of the examination, a number of cases of visual impairment were found that required special attention. One student was known to have a degree of farsightedness of up to minus 17, while other participants had vision problems in one eye. There are also students who have been using glasses with a minus 1 size, but after being examined, it turned out that their vision had reached minus 6.

The findings show that the access of some people to eye examinations and visual aids is still limited. Economic factors are one of the reasons why many families have not been able to perform regular examinations or replace glasses according to the development of the child's eye condition.

PGN Corporate Secretary, Fajriyah Usman, said that through the CAKRA program, PGN wants to ensure that the community, especially school-age children, has better access to health services. This program is a form of corporate concern as well as an effort to bring real benefits to the surrounding environment.

According to him, access to adequate health services, including eye health, plays an important role in supporting the learning process, productivity, and quality of life of the community.

"From today's examination, we see that there are still many children who have quite serious vision disorders but have not received adequate treatment due to limited costs. This condition can certainly affect their learning process and quality of life. Therefore, we hope that the glasses assistance provided can help them learn more comfortably and confidently," said Fajriyah.

Fajriyah added that the eye examination program and free glasses were part of a wider CAKRA series. Previously, PGN also held basic health examination services for the public in three operational areas of the company, namely SOR I with 500 people, SOR II with 560 people, and SOR III with 550 people. Thus, the total number of beneficiaries of basic health services that have been reached has reached 1,610 people.

"Through this program, we hope to help improve the health status of the community while also raising awareness of the importance of having regular health checks," said Fajriyah.

The Head of SDN Cideng 7 School, Ratna Suminar, expressed his appreciation to PGN for the support provided to students to obtain eye health examinations and glasses as needed.

According to him, the program provides great benefits because there are still students who have vision problems but have not received treatment due to family economic constraints.

"We are very grateful to PGN for holding this program. For some students and parents, eye examinations and the purchase of glasses are not easy because they require a lot of money. Through this program, children can find out about their eye health and get the right glasses so they can learn more comfortably and optimally at school," said Ratna.

The same thing was conveyed by the Head of the Al Mubarok Foundation, Henny Setiyani. According to him, the eye examination program and free glasses distribution organized by PGN are able to meet the needs of the community, especially for families who have limited access to eye health services.

"This program is very helpful because it provides solutions that are immediately felt by students and their families. We see a very high enthusiasm from the participants and hope that activities like this can continue so that more children can be helped," concluded Henny.