dr. Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, MPH, Ph.D., born in 1955, is the Indonesian Minister of Health since October 22, 2009. Previously she served as the Head of Research and Development at the Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research and Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Health. Endang received her medical degree in 1979 from the Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia

University of Indonesia

The Universitas Indonesia, is a state, comprehensive world class university located in Depok, West Java and Salemba, Jakarta, Indonesia. Universitas Indonesia is the oldest tertiary-level educational institution in Indonesia...

, and her master's degree

Master's degree

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 and doctorate

Doctorate

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 from the Harvard University's School of Public Health. She is married to Dr. Reanny Mamahit, an Obstetric-Gynecology specialist. The couple have two sons and a daughter.

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