Membantu remaja melawan PTM / Helping students combat NCDs

Bahasa Indonesia Mengubah kebiasaan kita adalah proses yang kompleks, tetapi hal ini penting untuk melawan penyakit tidak menular (PTM). Dalam proyek ini, Dr Mora Claramita dari Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Gadjah Mada memimpin penulisan dua buku yang ditujukan untuk para siswa sekolah. Buku-buku tersebut berisi berbagai macam informasi dan aktivitas yang bertujuan untuk mempromosikan gaya hidup […]

Fighting non-communicable diseases in Indonesia / Melawan ‘NCD’ di Indonesia

English Transform Health Leadership Program – Melbourne, 26 February-7 March, 2018 Nine Indonesian health professionals came together in Melbourne for a week of learning and discussion around the prevention of non-communicable diseases in Indonesia. We asked the delegates some questions about what’s happening, and what’s to be done. Read more about the program here, and […]

Transform Health Leaders bring adolescent health and NCD prevention focus to Jakarta

Delegates of the Australia-Indonesia Centre Transform Health Leadership Program recently delivered a workshop in Jakarta to pass on their new knowledge and ideas to twenty fellow Indonesian health professionals. The nine Indonesian health professionals who completed the Health Cluster-led program in Melbourne in February presented a two-day workshop called ‘Indonesian Approach to Transform Adolescent Health […]

Transform Health Leaders membawa kesehatan remaja dan pencegahan penyakit tidak menular ke Jakarta

Delegasi dari Australia-Indonesia Centre Transform Health Leadership Program baru-baru ini melaksanakan lokakarya di Jakarta untuk menyampaikan keilmuan dan gagasan baru kepada 20 tenaga dan ahli kesehatan di Indonesia. Terdapat sembilan orang ahli kesehatan yang telah menyelesaikan program Health Cluster mereka di Melbourne pada bulan Februari, menyajikan lokakarya selama dua hari dengan tema Indonesian Approach to Transform […]

Protecting young Indonesian hearts from tobacco

The world’s second-largest market for tobacco after China, Indonesia is home to 100 million smokers. Smoking kills more than 200,000 Indonesians a year. The death threat also looms over its young generation. A fifth of Indonesians between 13 and 15 years old smoke, the highest rate in the region. The government needs to stop the […]

Keeping cigarettes out of small hands in Bali

Evidence shows that smoking uptake by young people is closely correlated with the density of cigarette retailers around their homes and schools. Cigarette advertisements and promotion at the retail point of sale also contributes to smoking uptake by young people, and hampers efforts to quit by adults. A collaboration of researchers from The University of […]

Fighting the rise of non-communicable diseases starts with children and adolescents

Indonesia and Australia’s rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is being tackled with a suite of projects designed to bring attention to risk factors early in life and improve overall health. The work, which is supported by The Australia-Indonesia Centre, focuses on three areas: tobacco use, mental health and improving communication between healthcare providers and […]