Research Organization for Health


The Research Organization for Health is one of Research Organizations under the umbrella of the National Research and Innovation Agency. The organization is transformation of National Institute of Health [Research and Development (Indonesia)|National Institute of Health Research and Development] of Ministry of Health.
On 24 January 2022, it is announced that the organization extended with fusion of elements from Eijkman [Molecular Biology Research Center], and Indonesian Research Center for Veterinary Sciences from Ministry of Agriculture. OR Kesehatan formation is finalized on 1 March 2022 and is functional since 4 March 2022.

History

In response of formation of National Research and Innovation Agency as independent agency under the President of Indonesia, the Ministry of Health rearranged their research and development activities which had been organized thru its Balitbangkes. In the plan, Balitbangkes will be transformed into Agency for Health Policies Development, a regulatory agency intended to provide only policies and standards making for state health activity, no longer doing research as the research part will be relinquished to BRIN.
On 7 November 2021, the Ministry issued order to Balitbangkes and its child agencies to halt their activities per 31 December 2021 as unit under auspices of Ministry of Health, effectively started the dismantlement of Balitbangkes. In the order, Balitbangkes will split into three parts: one part relinquished to BRIN, one part to become BKPK, and the rest of the Balitbangkes part in regional level will be relinquished to local government where the Balitbangkes branch formerly existed for being transformed into local-government run public health laboratories for being integrated as part of state public health laboratories system.
In 30 November 2021, BRIN announced that ORKG, transformation of the previously from Balitbangkes of will be activated and operated soon. On 24 January 2022, it is announced that the organization extended with Eijkman Molecular Biology Research Center and Indonesian Research Center for Veterinary Sciences from Ministry of Agriculture. It is announced that the organization expected to be formed on 1 February 2022 and named as OR Kesehatan instead of ORKG.
On 4 March 2022, OR Kesehatan is fully functional with inauguration of its first head, Ni Luh Putu Indi Dharmayanti.

Structure

The structure of OR Kesehatan is as follows:
  1. Office of the Head of OR Kesehatan
  2. Research Center for Biomedical Research
  3. # Research Group for Diagnostics and Biomedical Techniques
  4. # Research Group for Clinical Macrobiology and Clinical Microbiology
  5. # Research Group for Stem Cells, Animal Models, and Biological Markers
  6. # Research Group for Lab-based Population Studies
  7. Research Center for Preclinical and Clinical Medicine
  8. # Research Group for Clinical Medicine
  9. # Research Group for Regenerative Medicine
  10. # Research Group for Medical Technology
  11. Research Center for Public Health and Nutrition
  12. # Research Group for Human Infectious Vectors and Zoonosis
  13. # Research Group for Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health
  14. # Research Group for Health Services and Public Emergency Services
  15. # Research Group for Public Health
  16. # Research Group for Family Health and Reproductive Health
  17. # Research Group for Healthcare in Rural and Marginal Areas
  18. # Research Group for Environmental Health, Climate Change, and Occupational Health and Safety
  19. Research Center for Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Traditional Medicine
  20. # Research Group for Bioprospecting and Chemoprospecting
  21. # Research Group for Chemical Medicine and Artificial Intelligence
  22. # Research Group for Natural Resources Bioactivity
  23. # Research Group for Natural Products Chemistry
  24. # Research Group for Ethnopharmacology and Natural Products Development
  25. # Research Group for Pharmacology and Toxicology
  26. # Research Group for Standardization of Traditionally Manufactured Medicine
  27. Research Center for Vaccine and Drug
  28. # Research Group for Adjuvants, Drugs, and Gene Delivery
  29. # Research Group for Monoclonal Antibodies
  30. # Research Group for Cell Biology and Disease Mechanisms
  31. # Research Group for Computer-aided Drug Discovery and Development
  32. # Research Group for Insulin Research
  33. # Research Group for Marine Natural Products
  34. # Research Group for Nanomedicine
  35. # Research Group for Stem Cells
  36. # Research Group for Vaccine
  37. Eijkman Research Center for Molecular Biology
  38. # Research Group for Molecular Pathogens
  39. # Research Group for Malaria and Vectors Resistance
  40. # Research Group for Pathobiology of Emerging Diseases and Infectious Vectors
  41. # Research Group for Natural Products Chemistry
  42. # Research Group for Human Genetics Diversity and Diseases
  43. # Research Group for Structural Biology and Cell Signaling
  44. Research Center for Veterinary Science
  45. # Research Group for Zoonosis, and Veterinary Emerging, Re-emerging, and Neglected Diseases
  46. # Research Group for Animal Diseases and Vectors Detection Development and Control
  47. # Research Group for Veterinary Medicine and Vaccine
  48. # Research Group for Cattle Health and Veterinary Public Health
  49. # Research Group for Veterinary Toxicology and Pathology
  50. # Research Group for Aquatic Animal Diseases
  51. # Research Group for Veterinary Sciences