Child Health Study Center
The Center for Child Health, formerly known as the Pediatric Research Office or PRO, was initially an individual research by lecturers in the Child Health Science (IKA) department, Faculty of Medicine, Gadjah Mada University (FK- UGM)/ Dr. Sardjito General Hospital with research areas including diarrhea, tuberculosis and dengue. The research at that time had been conducted together with international institutions such as the Rockefeller Foundation and with world-renowned scientists such as Prof. John Rohde and Prof. Ruth Bishop. In 2006, the research of these lecturers then merged as a sub-unit of the IKA section called the Child Health Science Research Office (Litika).
BEPH lecturers who are members of the Center for Child Health Studies:
- dr. Vicka Oktaria, MPH, PhD
- Dr. Abdul Wahab, MPH
- dr. Ahmad Watsiq Maula, MPH
Reproductive Health Center
The Center for Reproductive Health consists of an interdisciplinary faculty whose research and teaching are dedicated to sexual and reproductive health, maternal and child health, and population change. Its focus is on improving the health, growth, and development across the lifespan of populations in Indonesia and around the world, including mothers and infants, families, adolescents, women, older people, and populations with special health care needs. The Center’s research interests cover a broad spectrum of topics, including: a) maternal and child health promotion (i.e., safe-motherhood and child survival interventions); b) population and family planning programs and policies; c) prevention and control of STIs and HIV/AIDS infection; d) social and economic development in relation to reproductive health status; e) health policy, program planning, and evaluation; f) demography; and g) design and financing of health care systems in relation to reproductive health issues. The Center for Reproductive Health has been building a community and health and nutrition research laboratory (Central Health and Nutrition-Research Laboratory/CHN-RL) since late 1994. CHN-RL has been used to facilitate faculty and student research, as well as efforts to test new interventions and training areas for government employees.
CHN-RL is based in Purworejo District, offering opportunities to gain experience in large-scale data collection and analysis of population and clinical-based epidemiological studies. CHN-RL is a member of the INDEPTH network, which connects scientists working in population and demography worldwide. Graduate students in the Center’s affiliated departments come from a variety of backgrounds. Many students come from health centers, BKKBN, the Ministry of Health and other educational institutions.
The Center for Reproductive Health team members generate scientific knowledge and public health ideas through their research, strengthen technical and leadership skills through educational programs, and enhance national capacity through collaborative projects, including collaborations with other developing countries (e.g., the INDEPTH and INCLEN networks) and developed countries (e.g., Johns Hopkins University, Umea University Sweden, and UCLA). The Center for Reproductive Health applies and develops methods drawn from demography, biostatistics, epidemiology, nutrition, developmental psychology, sociology, health services research, economics, communication science, policy analysis, behavioral sciences and related disciplines in research and professional practice. The Center for Reproductive Health team members are drawn from expertise in many areas, namely: obstetrics & gynecology, pediatrics, reproductive biology, epidemiology, biostatistics, demography, economics, ethics, anthropology, political science, and sociology.
BEPH lecturers who are members of the Center for Reproductive Health:
- Prof. dr. Siswanto Agus Wilopo, SU, MSc, ScD
- dr. Amirah Ellyza Wahdi, MSPH
- Dr. Abdul Wahab, MPH
- dr. Prima Dhewi Ratrikaningtyas, M.Biotech
- dr. Ifta Choiriyyah, MSPH
- dr. Rosalia Harisyahputra, MPH
Center for Human Health and Nutrition
The Center for Human Health and Nutrition (PKGM) is a research center established on July 31, 2000 based on the decree of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, UGM Number: UGM/KU/2815/UM/01/39. This research center was established to help carry out innovations in the fields of education, research and health services in the field of nutrition and health. As a work unit under the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing (FK-KMK) UGM, PKGM is mandated to organize a research center, namely conducting research in the field of health nutrition that is multi, cross-disciplinary or interdisciplinary, including nutrition and food technology, internal medicine, child health, public health, obstetrics and gynecology and biochemistry.
BEPH lecturers who are members of the Center for Human Health and Nutrition:
Dr.rer.nat.dr. Istiti Kandaria
Center for Tropical Medicine
Center for Tropical Medicine Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) is a research center under the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing UGM. Our center consists of experts – researchers, medical professionals, and public health practitioners – who are passionate about addressing health issues related to but not limited to tuberculosis, zoonoses, STIs and HIV, arboviruses, and malaria. We emphasize the importance of transdisciplinary teamwork and cross-sectoral collaboration to achieve integrated and sustainable solutions.
BEPH lecturers who are members of the Center for Tropical Medicine:
dr. Riris Andono Ahmad, MPH, PhD
