Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih
| Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih | |
|---|---|
| 18th Health Minister of Indonesia | |
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In office October 22, 2009 – April 30, 2012 |
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| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Preceded by | Siti Fadillah Supari |
| Succeeded by | Nafsiah Mboi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 1, 1955 Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Died | May 2, 2012 (aged 57) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Reanny Mamahit, SpOG, MM |
| Children | Arinanda Wailan Mamahit Awandha Raspati Mamahit Rayinda Raumanen Mamahit |
| Alma mater |
University of Indonesia Harvard School of Public Health |
| Profession |
Physician Researcher Author |
Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih (1 February 1955 – 2 May 2012) was an Indonesian physician, researcher, and author. She served as Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia from October 22, 2009 until April 30, 2012.
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.
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. 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, playing a constructive role in global health.
22 October 2009, Sedyaningsih was appointed as the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and joined his cabinet which is called the Second Unified Indonesia Cabinet. She succeeded her former supporter and boss Siti Fadillah Supari who had initially expressed her disappointment over the Sedyaningsih's appointment as her replacement.
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