Launch of Cochrane Indonesia to boost production and use of trusted health evidence in Indonesia

In a significant step for national health research and training,Cochrane Indonesia was launched today at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta.Cochrane ’s global CEO Mark Wilson travelled from London to join Cochrane Indonesia’s Director Dr Detty Nurdiati at a formal ceremony to inaugurate the high-profile, independent research organisation’s newest centre.‘Cochrane Indonesia is an important and active part of Cochrane’s global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers and people interested in health consisting of more than  38,000 people from 130 countries,’ Mr Wilson says. ‘And today’s launch represents the culmi nation of over a decade of work by Dr Detty Nurdiati and her colleagues at both Universitas Gadjah Mada and Universitas Indonesia.’‘Since 2004, the team has been working to increase the role and impact of high quality health evidence in daily clinical practice, in education and training, and in public policy making – particularly in the critical area of maternal and child health. Today we recognize this work and look forwar d to increasing our shared efforts to ensure evidence is at the very centre of health research, care and policy in Indonesia.’  Dr Nurdiati welcomed Mr Wilson ’s comments and highlighted the increasing need for locally relevant and up-to-date health evidence to inform policy making and health care. ‘The successful implementation of Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional demands high quality evidence a...
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