Andi Nafsiah Walinono Mboi (born 14 July 1941) is an Indonesian

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and

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. She served as

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of the

Republic of Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. Ind ...

from 14 June 2012 until 20 October 2014. Dr Mboi currently serves as the Leaders' Envoy for the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA).

Career

Nafsiah Mboi is a veteran senior

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who received a

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qualification from the

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in 1990 and became a research fellow for ''Takemi Program'' in International Health at

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in 1990–1991. Her involvement in the health sector began in 1978, when she along with her husband, Aloysius Benedictus Mboi who served as Governor of

East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara ( id, Nusa Tenggara Timur – NTT; pt, Sonda Oriental) is the southernmost province of Indonesia. It comprises the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, facing the Indian Ocean in the south and the Flores Sea in the nor ...

were doing their efforts in elevating the health and welfare of the people of East Nusa Tenggara. She is known to have a high concern in the field of

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advocacy. Mboi also pioneered the establishment of the ''Sentani Commitment'' in 2004 which became a milestone commitment of the governments for AIDS prevention. She is also known to be actively involved in the field of human rights and was the head of children's rights committee for the

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. In government, he was a member of the

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in 1982–1987. Since 2006, Nafsiah served as Executive Secretary of the National AIDS Commission and vice chairman of the National Commission for Women. On June 13, 2012, Mboi was appointed as the Minister of Health by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono after the previous minister,

Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih (1 February 1955 – 2 May 2012) was an Indonesian physician, researcher, and author. She served as Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia from October 22, 2009 until her passing on May 2, 2012. Career Sedy ...

died on May 2, 2012, from lung cancer. With her appointment, this ministry continues consecutive held by women ministers, having previously held by Supari and Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih. Mboi is the Minister of Health with the oldest age who had served, by the age of 71 years.

References

External links

* Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesi

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