Up in smoke? Tobacco and Indonesia’s efforts to reduce stunting
Analysis, Public health, SocietyRizanna Rosemary and Ratri Ciptaningtyas examine an important factor rarely acknowledged as contributing to high rates of stunting in Indonesia – smoking.
Can Bali become a paradise for ageing?
Policies, Policy in Focus, Public healthAs Indonesia’s population ages, researchers are looking into better evidence-based policies for the elderly. Riska Dwi Astuti shares findings from an ‘elderly- and dementia-friendly community’ in Bali.
What is Jokowi planning to do about stunting?
Aid & Development, Elections, Policies, Policy in Focus, Politics, Public healthStunting due to malnutrition and other factors poses threats to Indonesia’s human and economic development. So what is the re-elected president promising to do about it? Nur Fitri Widya Astuti gives some pointers for a better way forward.
Cooking under pressure: how the poor juggle food prices
Analysis, Economy, Elections, Policy in Focus, Public health, SocietyVolatile food prices make headlines during Ramadan, but poor households struggle with them year-round, writes Rachma Indah Nurbani.
It’s complicated: heterosexual relations and the spread of HIV
Policy in Focus, Public healthApproaches to HIV elimination need to change in light of growing rates of transmission outside key populations, writes Lydia Verina Wongso.
Smoking is bad for your... campaign?
2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Policies, Public healthActivists were hoping that smoking and cigarettes would be discussed during the vice presidential debate earlier this month. Dr Elisabeth Kramer writes that while the vice presidential candidates were silent on the issue, both presidential candidate teams have indicated they do have plans for tobacco control.
When disaster strikes
Analysis, Policies, Policy in Focus, Public healthEarthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic explosions – 2018 was a tumultuous year for Indonesia. Madelina Ariani asks how the health sector can provide a better safety net in 2019 and beyond.
Has Indonesia forgotten contraception?
Analysis, Gender, Public healthOne out of nine Indonesian adolescents are sexually active. But as Lies Marcoes writes, lack of knowledge and limited access to contraception among Indonesian adolescents is contributing to growing rates of underage marriages and unwanted pregnancies.
Indonesia at Melbourne: 2016 in review
Elections, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Law, Politics, Public health, Religion, ReviewIn our final post for 2016, we send off this rather depressing year by taking a look back at some of the expert commentary and analysis published on Indonesia at Melbourne. Thanks again for your loyal readership and support, and we look forward to seeing you again in mid-January.