Henry Surendra

Experience

• 2022–present
  Associate Professor of Public Health, Monash University Indonesia
• 2019–present
  Epidemiologist, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Indonesia
• 2013–2019
  Researcher, Pusat Kedokteran Tropis, Fakultas Kedokteran, Kesehatan Masyarakat dan Keperawatan, Universitas Gadjah Mada
• 2016–2019
  PhD student, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Education

• 2019 
  London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, PhD
• 2014 
  Universitas Gadjah Mada, MPH
• 2011 
  Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, SKM

Publications

• 2025
  Improved limit of detection for zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi and P. cynomolgi surveillance using re-verse transcription for total nucleic acid preserved samples or dried blood spots, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• 2024
  Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody dynamics after primary vaccination with two-dose inactivated whole-virus vaccine, heterologous mRNA-1273 vaccine booster, and Omicron breakthrough infection in Indonesian health care workers, BMC Infectious Diseases
• 2024
  Mitigating risks of malaria and other vector-borne diseases in the new capital city of Indonesia, Nature Communications
• 2024
  Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients with pre-delta, delta and omicron SARS-CoV-2 infection in Indonesia (2020–2023): a multicentre prospective cohort study, The Lancet Reg Health-Southeast Asia
• 2024
  A nationwide mixed methods study of gaps and barriers to implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs in hospitals in Indonesia, Journal of Hospital Infection
• 2024
  Freedom from infection: enhancing decision-making for malaria elimination, BMJ Global Health
• 2024
  Burden of unintentional drowning in Indonesia: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 , Injury Prevention
• 2023
  Geographical variations and district-level factors associated with COVID-19 mortality in Indonesia: a nationwide ecological study, BMC Public Health
• 2023
  Clinical characteristics and factors associated with COVID-19-related mortality and hospital admission during the first two epidemic waves in 5 rural provinces in Indonesia: a retrospective cohort study, PLoS One
• 2023
  Antibody Responses and Reactogenicity of a Heterologous, Full-Dose Messenger RNA-1273 Booster in Heavily SARS-CoV-2–Exposed CoronaVac-Vaccinated Health-Care Workers in Indonesia: A Real-World Observational Study, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• 2023
  Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis control in Indonesia: a nationwide longitudinal analysis of programme data, Lancet Global Health
• 2023
  Excess mortality during the first ten months of COVID-19 epidemic at Jakarta, International Journal of Infectious Diseases
• 2022
  Quantifying spatial heterogeneity of malaria in the endemic Papua region of Indonesia: Analysis of epidemiological surveillance data, The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia
• 2022
  Pandemic inequity in a megacity: a multilevel analysis of individual, community and health care vulnerability risks for COVID-19 mortality in Jakarta, Indonesia, BMJ Global Health
• 2022
  A Framework for Evaluating Health System Surveillance Sensitivity to Support Public Health Decision-Making for Malaria Elimination: A Case Study from Indonesia, BMC Infectious Diseases
• 2021
  Using syndromic measures of mortality to capture the dynamics of COVID-19 in Java, Indonesia, in the context of vaccination rollout, BMC Medicine
• 2021
  Epidemiology of the zoonotic malaria Plasmodium knowlesi in changing landscapes, Advances in Parasitology
• 2021
  Sub-national disparities in accessing anti-malarial drug treatment in eastern Indonesia, BMC Public Health
• 2021
  Climate change and health in Southeast Asia – defining research priorities and the role of the Wellcome Trust Africa Asia Programmes, Wellcome Open Research
• 2021
  Serum anti-Spike antibody titers before and after heterologous booster with mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine following two doses of inactivated whole-virus CoronaVac vaccine, MedRxiv-Preprint
• 2021
  Clinical characteristics and mortality associated with COVID-19 in Jakarta, Indonesia: A hospital-based retrospective cohort study, The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
• 2021
  A participatory approach to address within-country cross-border malaria: the case of Menoreh Hills in Java, Indonesia, Malaria Journal
• 2020
  Excess mortality during the first ten months of COVID-19 epidemic at Jakarta, Indonesia, MedRxiv-Preprint
• 2020
  Using health facility-based serological surveillance to predict receptive areas at risk of malaria outbreaks in elimination areas, BMC Medicine
• 2019
  Analysis of serological data to investigate heterogeneity of malaria transmission: a community-based cross-sectional study in an area conducting elimination in Indonesia, Malaria Journal
• 2018
  Use of mobile technology-based participatory mapping approaches to geolocate health facility attendees for disease surveillance in low resource settings, International Journal of Health Geographics
• 2016
  Clinical Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases: Challenges and Solutions, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Grants and Contracts

• 2025
  MORU-OUCRU Discovery Research Academy

  Role:

  Principal Investigator

  Funding Source:

  Welcome through Oxford University

• 2025
  Sustainable development of Ibu Kota Nusantara: impacts on emerging malaria risks

  Role:

  Principal Investigator

  Funding Source:

  National University of Singapore

• 2025
  X-ray AI TB: Development of Artificial Intelligence for X-ray-Based Tuberculosis Screening in Remote Areas of Indonesia

  Role:

  Co-investigator

  Funding Source:

  DFAT Australia

• 2024
  Data science-integrated modelling to support TB control in Indonesia

  Role:

  Principal Investigator

  Funding Source:

  Monash University

• 2024
  Health system enhancement for the pandemic preparedness in Indonesia and Vietnam

  Role:

  Co-investigator

  Funding Source:

  National University of Singapore

• 2024
  Optimising public health surveil-lance data to investigate COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness

  Role:

  Principal Investigator

  Funding Source:

  Oxford University

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
• The Global Health Network
• Akademi Ilmuwan Muda Indonesia
• The Royal Society for Public Health
• Perhimpunan Ahli Epidemiologi Indonesia

Honours

1) Honorary Fellow, the Menzies School of Health Research, Australia, 2) Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health