Press Release

From Geneva, Switzerland, CISDI Calls for Cross-Sector Collaboration to Strengthen Primary Health Care at WHA 2026

Hanindito Arief BuwonoMay 19, 2026

Through this forum, CISDI invited civil society groups, multilateral organizations, academics, and private sector representatives to revisit how global health architecture can be redesigned to become more sustainable and responsive to people’s needs.

Call for President Jokowi to Enact The Draft of Government Regulation on Health: The Coalition of Public Health Observers Highlights Four Key Substantive Points

CISDI SecretariatJul 17, 2024

Nearly a year after the Health Law was officially enacted, the government has yet to ratify the draft of Government Regulations pertaining to the implementation of Omnibus Health Law. The drafting of the Government Regulation on Health as a derivative regulation must be completed no later than one year after the Law No. 17/2023 concerning Health was signed by President Joko Widodo on August 8, 2023.

Civil society coalition urges Indonesian government to ensure vulnerable groups' rights are accommodated in the Pandemic Agreement

CISDI SecretariatMay 14, 2024

The coalition of civil society organisations urges the government of Indonesia to ensure the fulfilment of the rights of vulnerable groups in the draft of the Pandemic Agreement. Recognising vulnerability and meaningful community engagement in pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response are among the coalition's input.

Countering the Narrative of Excise Taxes Harming Tobacco Farmers and Laborers, CISDI Holds Documentary Film Screening in Three Cities

CISDI SecretariatJan 26, 2023

CISDI has just finished a series of roadshows to screen the documentary film "Di Balik Satu Batang" in three cities: Medan, Solo, and Palu. This film presents a portrait of the reality of laborers and tobacco farmers in the cigarette business ecosystem and counteracts the opinion that tobacco excise will harm tobacco farmers and laborers.

1000 PRIMA Health Cadres Ready to Help the Vulnerables in Combating the Pandemic

CISDI SecretariatJan 18, 2023

Around 1000 Kader PRIMA (PRIMA health cadre) have officially been ready to be deployed through the Pelepasan Seribu Kader PRIMA: Jangkau yang Tertinggal, Rangkul yang Rentan (The Deployment of 1000 Kader PRIMA: Reach the Left Behinds, Embrace the Vulnerable) ceremony on Wed (3/23) by the Center for Indonesia’s Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI).

CISDI Documentary Film Behind One Cigarette: Counteracting the Narrative on Tobacco Farmers and Laborers

Amru Aginta SebayangNov 21, 2022

To counteract the misleading narrative about excise tax and workers' welfare, CISDI produced a documentary on the lives of tobacco workers.

CISDI Urges the Government to Apply Health and Gender Perspectives in the Criminal Code

CISDI SecretariatJul 11, 2022

CISDI urges the government to apply a health and gender perspective in drafting the latest RKUHP through the involvement of civil society, especially the most affected groups.

CISDI and JLI Propose a More Inclusive Pandemic Financing and Response Mechanism

CISDI SecretariatJun 28, 2022

CISDI and The Joep Lange Institute assess the financial intermediary fund mechanism proposed by the World Bank, has the potential to repeat the pattern of global health financing that depends on donors, has minimal participation of civil society organizations, and is not inclusive and sustainable.