Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih
Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih | |
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Siti Fadillah Supari | |
| Succeeded by | Nafsiah Mboi |
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| Born | 1 February 1955 Researcher Author |
Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih (1 February 1955 – 2 May 2012) was an Indonesian
Career
Sedyaningsih began her career in 1979 as a clinician in the Jakarta Pertamina Hospital. She joined the public health service in 1980 and worked in remote areas as the Head of Waipare Health Center in East Nusa Tenggara for three years. In 1983, she moved to Jakarta and continued working in the public health service with the Jakarta Provincial Health Office. In 1997, she joined the National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD) of the Indonesian Ministry of Health.
Research work
Sedyaningsih worked as a researcher in the Center of Disease Control Research and Program Development, NIHRD for more than a decade. For 6 months in 2001, she spent her time working at the World Health Organization Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. From 1997 to 2006, Sedyaningsih held an important position at the World Health Organization’s headquarters in Geneva, as a technical adviser in the department of communicable disease surveillance and response.[1] She was appointed as the Director of the Center of Biomedical Research and Program Development, NIHRD in 2007. Sedyaningsih was given notable credit by her fellow researchers for her courage in having helped devise the GISAID sharing mechanism,[2] playing a constructive role in global health.[3]
Minister of Health
On 22 October 2009, Sedyaningsih was appointed as the
Illness and death
In October 2010 she was diagnosed with
Sedyaningsih died at the age of 57 on 2 May 2012 in RSCM, Jakarta.[6][7][8] President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presided over her state funeral the next day[9] at the Heroes Plaza, San Diego Hills Memorial Park, Karawang, West Java.[10]
Education
Sedyaningsih grew up in Jakarta and went to a public elementary school, later on called as SD Negeri Merdeka Timur. She then continued her education to SMP Negeri 35 and SMA Negeri 4 in Jalan Batu. Sedyaningsih received her
Personal life
Sedyaningsih was the oldest daughter of Sudjiran Resosudarmo and Satimah Mardjana. Sedyaningsih was married to Dr. Reanny Mamahit, an obstetrics and gynaecology specialist and Director of RSUD Tangerang (Tangerang Region Public Hospital). The couple had two sons and a daughter.[12]
References
- The Jakarta Globe. Archived from the originalon 2 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "GISAID EpiFlu(TM) Database Access Agreement". GISAID Foundation. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ GISAID Consortium (2 May 2012). "Farewell to Endang R. Sedyaningsih". GISAID Foundation. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Indonesia, Dr. Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, MPH, Dr. PH., Minister of Health".
- The Jakarta Globe. Archived from the originalon 2 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Hospitalised Indonesian health minister resigns".
- ^ "Menkes Meninggal Dunia". 2 May 2012.
- ^ "Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih". Archived from the original on 2012-05-06.
- ^ Elly Burhaini Faizal (4 May 2012). "Health minister remembered for her dedication to the people". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Endang Rahayu Dimakamkan di Lokasi Khusus". 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Speaker Biographies and Images. Australasian HIV / AIDS Conference 2010". Archived from the original on 2009-10-14. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ "Endang Sedyaningsih: I'm Not Thinking ..." Pos City. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
External links
- Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesia [1] Archived 2013-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
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