Irma Hidayana
St. Lawrence University
Irma Hidayana is an independent public health activist in Indonesia with a doctorate in health and behavior studies from Columbia University. She currently teaches at the Public Health and Asian Studies programs at St. Lawrence University, NY.
Her research focuses on the impact of the baby food industry on health, conflict of interest in public health, and public health and human rights. In early March 2020, she co-initiated LaporCovid-19. And as a result of this work, she came to represent Indonesia at the Reuters NEXT 2021 summit on COVID-19 in January 2021; to speak at numerous events, including ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Australia National University, Asia Society, U.S. - ASEAN Women's Leadership Academy 2021 and many more.
