• BEYOND THE MUMPS:LESSONS FROM INDONESIA’S RECENT OUTBREAK

    By: Erni, Adhella Menur The mumps outbreak in Indonesia The earliest description of mumps as a disease dates back to the 5th century BC by Hippocrates. One notable passage describes: “Swellings appeared about the ears, in many on either side, and in the greatest number on both sides. They were of a lax, large, diffused

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  • THE SCIENCE OF PLAY: HOW GAMES UNLOCK NEW DISCOVERIES

    By: Aly Diana I have never considered myself a gamer, but I was thrilled to discover that a mini-game embedded in Borderlands 3 is reaching its audience—scientists and non-scientists alike—to advance science. This idea struck me as nothing short of brilliant: low cost, high yield, and impactful on a massive scale. During this discovery period,

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  • A NEW YEAR, NEW HOPE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV WITH LENACAPAVIR —NO CAP!

    By: Adhella Menur As a member of the INA-RESPOND Science team, I am thrilled with the acceptance of the first publication from our HIV study, entitled “A Prospective Observational Cohort Study of HIV Infection in Indonesia: Baseline Characteristics and One-Year Mortality” in the BMC Infectious Dis-eases journal. This paper provides valuable evidence for Indonesia and

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  • INDONESIAN MOH DELEGATION VISIT TO THE US NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (US NIH)

    By: Meity Siahaan, Dedy Hidayat On December 4-5, 2024, a delegation from the Indonesian Ministry of Health (MoH) visited the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) to strengthen existing collaborations and explore new opportunities in health research. This visit was an important step in strengthening bilateral cooperation in clinical research and capacity building between

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