Dr. Jeanne Rini Poespoprodjo, Sp.A, MSc, Ph.D. is a pediatrician who devotes herself to the health of Indonesia, especially Papua. A woman who born in Bandung, February 22nd, 1966 was an alumnus from the Faculty of Medicine UGM in 1999. In 2006, Jeanne continued her studies at University College, England, after receiving a Chevening Award from the British Council Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme and receiving a Master of Science degree from the Institute of Science Child Health. A few years later, Jeanne again received a scholarship, the Australian Leadership Awards Scholarship Scheme in 2011, to continue her studies at Menzies School of Health Research in Charles Darwin University, Australia and received her doctorate (Ph.D).
Jeanne currently works as a medical staff at the District Hospital Mimika, Papua, and a researcher at the Papua Community Health and Development Foundation. Jeanne has carried out clinical research for 15 years on diseases caused by female Anopheles mosquito bite infections in the Papua region. This simple woman figure has been meritorious in eradicating extraordinary cases in Papua caused by Malaria. Through the Papua Community, Development and Health Foundation in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Gadjah Mada and Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Jeanne and the team succeeded in suppressing the incidence of Malaria in Papua especially in the Mimika district in recent years.
Due to her efforts and hard works, Jeanne was awarded various national and international awards. In 2016, Jeanne was awarded by the Australia Indonesia Awards (AIA) held in Sydney, Australia for the Humanitarian category. This pediatrician was also noted to have attended the Malaria World Congress because of her perseverance and involvement in research on Malaria at Papua. Jeanne was also appointed as an advisor / consultant by the Ministry of Health, Unicef and WHO Indonesia regarding the diagnosis and treatment of malaria, especially in pregnant women, infants and toddlers. Aside from actively working in hospitals as a pediatrician and running the YPKMP foundation, Jeanne is also a frequent speaker at various health seminars focusing on the prevention and treatment of malaria. She has also published her research in several international journals. For her achievements and contribution as UGM alumni to the nation, it is appropriate that this doctor wins the category for Pioneer of Empowerment of Aftermost, Foremost, and Outermost Alumni Awards 2018.