Our Mission
Our goal is to build a healthier Indonesia by addressing gaps in healthcare with innovative and integrated solutions.
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Who are We?
A Back Story
We are born from the mind of the leaders of the Center for Indonesia’s Strategic Initiatives (CISDI), the reputable and sole public health non-profit in Indonesia.
As we spent years shaping policy and changing the way Indonesia does health development, we found ourselves operating within an increasingly complex and constrained environment.
We felt the need for a new business model that moves from that of a donor-funded, toward a sustainable social enterprise. With a broader funding base, we can think more creatively and act more independently, while we still account for our actions openly.
We limit how much income that can be used to finance company operations. In this way, we strive to be cost-effective.
A larger fraction of surplus will go to our pool of investment funds. This enables us to invest in high-impact solutions facilitated by social innovators and collaborative thinkers.
Meet the Team
Our Directors
Yurdhina Meilissa
Chief Executive Officer
Unsatisfied with the fee-for-service system in hospitals, physician Yurdhina Meilissa asked the question: “What if we reduce doctors’ billing associated with clinical activities?”
While trying to find answers, her life plan changes. She turned to aiding hundreds of families to gain better access to primary health care in rural areas of Sulawesi. One year of placement in 2012 made her even more convinced of how crucial accessible and effective health care is.
She has since gained in-depth knowledge of health policy and program management and has an extensive body of research to her name ranging from health economics and financing to global health development.
Publications
The 2019 economic cost of smoking-attributable diseases in Indonesia Meilissa Y, Nugroho D, Luntungan NNHW, et al. Tob Control Epub ahead of print: [24 March 2022]. doi:10.1136/Tobaccocontrol-2021-056890
Gatot Suarman Ilyas
Chief Operating Officer
His passion in people empowerment has helped him build robust organizations from the ground up.
His strength is to always focus on developing individuals’ competencies, which helps people reach their maximum potential and build a solid team within the company.
Sadika Hamid
Chief Growth Officer
Award winning former multimedia journalist Sadika Hamid has shaped communications strategies of media companies and NGOs for 15+ years.
Her core strength is intrapreneurship, as she has been trusted to develop innovative products, campaigns and systems from the ground up.
Meet the Team
Our Commissioners
Diah Satyani Saminarsih
When trailblazer Diah Satyani Saminarsih became Assistant to the President’s Special Envoy for MDGs in 2010, she learned that almost all healthcare problems are rooted in inequality and injustice.Based on those observations, she kickstarted various social innovations that have initiated systemic changes within the country. One of them is “Pencerah Nusantara”, a social govement to improve Indonesia’s primary healthcare system, developed based on her expertise as management consultant. It has since been scaled-up nationally and globally recognized.She has also founded public health non-profit CISDI, where she believes healthcare issues should be tackled by an interdisciplinary team.Currently serving as Senior Advisor on Gender and Youth for the Director-General of WHO, she continues to be a staunch advocate of better healthcare for all, and always pushes for its innovations in every facet.
Professor Akmal Taher
Medical doctor and innovator Akmal Taher is one of the brightest minds in Indonesia. He holds patents over the use of inhibitors of phosphodiesterase IV in Germany, Canada, the United States and is one the founders of modern uro-andrologist science.Beyond the medical field, he has also been the staunchest advocate of health for all. Through roles such as Special Adviser for Indonesia’s Minister of Health on Service Development (2014-2019) to his tenure as CISDI’s board of advisor, he pursues one of his life goals: A country where each person can benefit from equal access to health.
Yudhi Prayudha Ishak Djuarsa
A former practicing physician, Yudhi Prayudha Ishak Djuarsa has built his career from the ground-up to become one of the most powerful persons at the Health Ministry.Renowned and respected for his integrity, he has shaped and improved the ministry’s good governance practice at multiple positions, namely as Inspector General of Health Ministry in 2010-2014 and Special Adviser for the Minister of Health on Good Governance.He continues to yield positive influence as we build Viska, assuring that we abide by the highest level of integrity and good governance when running it.
Olivia Herlinda
A pharmacist by training, Olivia Herlinda currently serves as CISDI’s Policy Director, shaping the organization’s policies on national public health issues and overseeing its research department.
Egi Abdul Wahid
As CISDI Program Director, Egi Abdul Wahid leads the development and implementation of programs on primary healthcare and non-communicable diseases.Due to his long experience leading innovative field intervention and as community health nurse, Egi becomes the foremost consultant when it comes to what’s needed on the ground and he understands the people’s demand on health service.
Wahyu Handayani
Experienced finance and administration head Wahyu Handayani has extensive experience collaborating with various health organizations and beyond.As a key decision maker, she is known for her prudent nature and always ensures that all projects meet required financial reporting standards.
