Obituary : Former Indonesiaan Health Minister Endang Sedyaningsih Dies

Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih

Former Indonesian former health minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih died on Wednesday.

“She died at 11:41 a.m. caused by her illness,” said Akmal Taher, director of Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. “She was in critical condition since last night.”

Akmal said her remains would be taken to the family’s house and the burial will be on Thursday.

Endang was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 2010, one year after she was appointed to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s cabinet.

On Tuesday night, several ministers and politicians flocked to her bedside after Akmal said her condition was deteriorating.

Last week, Endang tendered her resignation from the cabinet. She has not been formally replaced. Her day-to-day duties are being handled by Deputy Health Minister Ali Ghufron.

Yudhoyono said Endang decided to resign so she could concentrate on treatment for her illness. She did not want her absence to serve as a distraction to the ministry.

Biographical data

Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih
Minister of Health
In office October 22, 2009 – April 26, 2012
President	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded by	Siti Fadilah
Succeeded by	to be announced
Personal details
Born	February 1, 1955 Jakarta, Indonesia
Died	2 May 2012 (aged 57) Jakarta, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesia
Spouse(s)	Dr. Reanny Mamahit, SpOG, MM
Children	Arinanda Wailan Mamahit Awandha Raspati Mamahit Rayinda Raumanen Mamahit
Alma mater	University of Indonesia Harvard School of Public Health
Profession	Physician

Career

Sedyaningsih began her career in 1979 as a clinician in the Jakarta Pertamina Hospital. She joined the public health service in 1980 and worked in remote areas as the Head of Waipare Health Center in East Nusa Tenggara for three years. In 1983, she moved to Jakarta and continued working in the public health service with the Jakarta Provincial Health Office. In 1997, she joined the National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD) of the Indonesian Ministry of Health. She worked as a researcher in the Center of Disease Control Research and Program Development, NIHRD for more than a decade. For 6 months in 2001, she spent her time working with World Health Organization Headquarter in Geneva, Switzerland. She was appointed as the Director of the Center of Biomedical Research and Program Development, NIHRD in 2007. In October 2009, she was appointed as the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and joined his cabinet which is called the Second Unified Indonesia Cabinet. On April 26, 2012, she resigned from her position as Minister of Health due to health condition. She was suffering from lung cancer and passed away on May 2, 2012 at RSCM (Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital).