Prof. dr. Adi Utarini, M.Sc, MPH, Ph.D

Professor of Health Policy and Management

Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada 1989, she then completed her master degrees in Maternal and Child Health from the University of College London in 1994 (British Council Awards), Master of Public Health in 1998 (STINT Awards), and Doctor of Philosophy from Umea University Sweden in 2002 (STINT and TDR Awards). In 2011 she was awarded as a professor in Public Health. She teaches policy and quality management courses and research methods. In the field of health care quality, she leads the quality division at the Indonesian Hospital Association and the main editor of the Journal of Hospital Accreditation published by KARS together with PKMK UMG. Also, she is a member of the National Research Council (2015-on going) and previously served as the vice dean for research, community service and collaboration at Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada (2012-2016). In parallel with her academic work, she still is currently active as a pianist, tennis table player, and enjoys cycling.

  • Medical doctor : Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Gadjah Mada
  • Master : M.Sc, Institute of Child Health, University of London, UK
  • Master: MPH, Umea University, Sweden
  • Doctoral : Ph.D, Umea University, Sweden
  1. PI in World Mosquito Program
  2. Consultant of Manajemen Kesehatan Pratama
  3. Chief Editor of Jurnal Manajemen Pelayanan Kesehatan
  4. Member of Ikatan Ahli Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia
  5. Committee of Perhimpunan Dokter Manajemen Medik Indonesia
  6. Member of Komisi Obat dan Teknologi Dewan Riset Nasional
  7. Committee of Indonesia Healthcare Quality Network
  8. Head of Kompartemen Mutu PERSI Pusat
  1. Djasri H, Utarini A. Quality Indicatore for Clinical Care of Patients with Hypertention: Scooping Review Protocol (Submitted to BMJ)
  2. Hort K, Djasri H, Utarini A. 2013. Regulating the quality of health care: Lessons from hospital accreditation in Australia and Indonesia. Working paper series.  Health Policy and Health Finance Knowledge Hub. The Nossal Institute for Global Health.  The University of Melbourne. Number 28, May 2013.
  3. Mawarti Y, Utarini A, dan Hakimi M. Maternal care quality in near miss and maternal mortality in an academic public tertiary hospital in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: A retrospective cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2017; 17: 149.Published online 2017 May 22. doi: 10.1186/s12884-017-1326-4.
  4. Dewi FST, Wahab A, Indriyani C, Nugroho A, Lazuardi L, Ng Nawi, Santi R, Harisaputra R, Lestari S, Hakimi M, Susetyowati S, Utarini A, Choiriyyah I, Josef H. Designing and collecting data for a longitudinal study: theSleman Health and Demographic Surveillance System(HDSS). Scandinavian Journal Public Health. 2017 Jul 1:1403494817717557. doi: 10.1177/1403494817717557.Kristanti MS, Engels Y, Effendy C, Astuti, Utarini A, Vernooij-Dassen M. Comparasion of the lived experiences of family caregivers of patiens with dementia and of patients with cancer in Indonesia.  International Psychogeriatrics.2017 Sep 5:1-12. doi: 10.1017/S1041610217001508.
  5. Anders KL,Indriani C,Ahmad RA, Tantowijoyo W, Arguni E, Andari B, Jewwel NP, Rances E, O’Neill SL, Simmons CP, Utarini A. Appying Wolbachia to Eliminate Dengue (AWED): study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the efficacy of Wolbachia-infected mosquito deployments to reduce dengue incidence in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Trials. 2018 May 31;19(1):302. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2670-z.
  6. Nurrahmawati A, Utarini A, Hakimi M.Do Women In Rural Areas Still Prefer Homebirth With Traditional Birth Attendants? A Qualitative Study Of Women In Rural Area Of Kutai Kertanegara East Kalimantan. Public Health of Indonesia 4 (2), 73-82, 2018.
  7. Indriani C, Ahmad RA, Wiratama BA, Arguni E, Supriyati E, Sasmono RT, Kisworini FY, O’Neill SL, Simmons CP, Utarini A, Anders KL. Baseline characterisation of dengue epidemiology in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia prior to a randomised controlled trial of Wolbachia for arboviral disease control.The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2018 September 17.
  8. Maula AW, Utarini A, Fuad A. Ten Years Trend of Dengue Research in Indonesia and South-east Asian Countries: A Bibliometric Analysis. Global Health Action. 2018;11(1):1504398.doi:10.1080/16549716.2018.1504398.
  9. Joshi B, Lestari T, Graham SM, Baral SC, Verma SC, Ghimire G, Bhatta B, Dumre SP, Utarini A.The implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of tuberculosis in Nepal: A mixed-methods analysis. Published: PLOS One August 10, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201731.
  10. Valido EM, Laksanawati IS, Utarini A. Acceptability of the dengue vaccination among parents in urban poor communities of Quezon City, Philippines before and after vaccine suspension. BMC Research Notes (2018) 11:661

Inauguration Speech