Getting to know the Indonesian Health Hero Prof. Sri Rezeki Hadinegoro

This woman who was born in Solo, May 3, 1946, became familiar with vaccines since she was struggling with infectious diseases in children. For him, child health is the most difficult science in medicine. The reason is simple, babies and children are difficult to ask, so doctors have their own challenges in providing a diagnosis.

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Departing from his interests, Prof. Sri thinks that immunization needs to be done more massively to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in children.

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Over time, Prof. Sri then served at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital and was increasingly struggling with infectious diseases in children.

Prof. trip. Sri in fighting for immunization has matured, after she was appointed as Chair of the Immunization Task Force in the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) and became Chair of the Indonesia Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ITAGI) to date.

From the beginning, this Professor of Child Health at the University of Indonesia realized that the health problems of Indonesian children were quite large. Awareness of the importance of vaccines grew after he moved to Jakarta and started a toddler coral program, which later transformed into a posyandu.

For Prof. Sri, vaccination or immunization is a standard for the welfare of a country. Broad vaccination coverage, gives an idea of ​​how far the country has developed, both economically and socially.

“So, if you want to see the standard of welfare in one country, immunization is one of the indicators,” he said, in the Productive Dialogue on the theme ‘Fighting Without Tires to Prepare Vaccines’ which was held at the Media Center, the Committee for Handling Covid-19 and National Economic Recovery (KPCPEN), Tuesday (10/11/2020).

In an effort to prevent disease, Prof. Sri said, there are two basic aspects that must be fulfilled by the state, namely equitable clean water and immunization. When these two things can be provided by the state, then 70 percent of children’s health problems related to infection can be overcome.

The woman, who was inaugurated as a FKUI Professor in 2010, took her medical education at the Faculty of Medicine, Padjajaran University, Bandung, and graduated in 1972.

Then he continued to the FKUI specialist program with a specialization in Child Health until 1983. He obtained a doctorate in Pediatric Health Sciences from the University of Indonesia in 1996. In addition, Prof. Sri also took additional education in Japan. (NSA)

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