1st Newsletter ISMAFARSI

Association of Indonesian Pharmaceutical Student

Dear friends all over the world,I am really glad to publish this first newsletter of our nationalorganization for all pharmacy students in Indonesia. Associationof Indonesian Pharmaceutical Students (ISMAFARSI) is theoldest and the biggest national organization of healthcarestudents in our country. Formed in 1955, now we are leading 60pharmacy schools around Indonesia. The aim of thisorganization is to be the place for all pharmacy students to shareideas, discuss the global issues of pharmacy and to develop ourprofessionalism through public health, development activitiesand make good relations with some national and internationalorganizations.This first newsletter of ISMAFARSI was made by external teamof ISMAFARSI that spread around Indonesia and I really thankall of them because we have achieved a lot of new projectstogether also had influenced more people. Here you can read alot of our organization; from the history, our passions and ofcourse, activities. I hope you enjoy this newsletter and let usknow what you’re doing too.

Together we can bring a better future for pharmacy!

Dwi Ruth KurniasihChairperson of External RelationISMAFARSI

ISMAFARSI (Association of Indonesian PharmaceuticalStudent) is a students’ organization embracing 57 student organizationsfrom pharmaceutical institutions in Indonesia. Formed on December,22nd 1955 at Kaliurang (small town located about 25 km north ofYogyakarta, West Java) with the aim to unite the opinions and serve allpharmaceutical students.

ISMAFARSI is theoldest profession basedNational StudentsAssociation in Indonesia. In2007, ISMAFARSI havelegalized through a decreefrom the Director ofInstitutional in DIKTI(Directorate General ofHigher Education inIndonesia). In the same year,ISMAFARSI succeeded inbecoming a Full Member ofIPSF (InternationalPharmaceutical Students'Federation).

VISION and MISSION

ISMAFARSI’s vision is to strengthenstudents’ existence by actively act inpharmacy area society.

Mission:1. Constructing cooperation of allIndonesian pharmaceutical students withsupporting activities.2. Make a good cooperation with allprofession organization and other healthcarestudents organization.3. To bring Indonesia's pharmaceuticaleducation into International level4. Actively act in arranging andpublishing national health policy, specificallyin pharmacy section.

INTRODUCTION

ISMAFARSI consist of 8 regionals. Each region is managed by Regional

Coordinator. The followings are lists of region:

1. Sumatera I

Regional Coordinator: T. M. Haris Nata

(Universitas Tjut Nyak Dhien, Medan)

Komsat City1

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Universitas Sumatera Utara Medan2

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Universitas Muslim Nusantara Medan3

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Universitas Tjut Nyak Dhien Medan

2. Sumatera II

Regional Coordinator: Benni Iskandar (Sekolah

Tinggi Ilmu Farmasi Riau, Pekanbaru)

Komsat City1

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Universitas Andalas Padang2

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STIF Indonesia Yayasan Perintis Padang3

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STI Farmasi Padang4

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STIF Riau Pekanbaru5

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STI Kesehatan Harapan Ibu Jambi6

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STIF Indonesia Palembang7

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Universitas Kader Bangsa Palembang

3. Jabodelata

Regional Coordinator: Salahuddin Akbar

(Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. Hamka,

Jakarta)

Komsat City

1 Universitas Indonesia Depok

2 Universitas Pancasila Jakarta

3 UM Prof. DR. Hamka Jakarta

4 UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

5 Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Jakarta

6 Universitas Pakuan Bogor

7 STT Industri dan Farmasi Bogor

8 Universitas Tulang Bawang Lampung

4. Bandung Raya

Regional Coordinator: Patria Ardhi Nugraha

(Universitas Padjajaran, Bandung)

Komsat City

1 Universitas Padjajaran Bandung

2 Institute Teknologi Bandung Bandung

3 Universitas Al Ghifari Bandung

4 Universitas Jendral Ahmad Yani Cimahi

5 STF Indonesia Bandung

6 Bakti Tunas Husada Tasikmalaya Tasik

7 Universitas Garut Garut

8 Universitas Islam Bandung Bandung

9 Sekolah Tinggi Farmasi Cirebon Cirebon

10 Sekolah Tinggi Farmasi Bandung Bandung

5. Joglosepur

Regional Coordinator: Liza Mardianty (Universitas

Ahmad Dahlan, Jogjakarta)

Komsat City

1 Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Jogjakarta

2 Universitas Gadjah Mada Jogjakarta

3 Universitas Sanata Dharma Jogjakarta

4 Universitas Islam Indonesia Jogjakarta

5 Universitas Muhammadiyah Solo

6 Universitas Setia Budi Surakarta

7 Universitas Wahid Hasyim Semarang

8 Sekolah Tinggi Farmasi Semarang

9 Universitas Jendral Soedirman Purwokarto

10 Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto Purwokerto

6. Jatim bali

Regional Coordinator: Yulan Ari P. ( Universitas

Airlangga, Surabaya)

Komsat City

1 Universitas Airlangga Surabaya

2 Institut Ilmu Kesehatan Kediri Kediri

3 Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang

4 Universitas Surabaya Surabaya

5 Universitas Widya Mandala Surabaya

6 Universitas Jember Jember

7 Universitas Udayana Bali

7. Kalimantan

Regional Coordinator: Jusmiati A (Universitas

Mulawarman, Samarinda)

Komsat City

1 Universitas Mulawarman Samarinda

2 Universitas Lambung Mangkurat Banjarmasin

3 Universitas Tanjung Pura Pontianak

8. Indtim

Regional Coordinator: Irmin (Universitas Indonesia

Timur, Makassar)

Komsat City

1 Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar

2 STIF Makassar Makassar

3 Universitas Islam Negeri Makassar

4 Universitas Muslim Indonesia Makassar

5 Universitas Indonesia Timur Makassar

6 Universitas Pancasakti Makassar

7 Universitas Islam Makassar Makassar

8 Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Farmasi Palu Palu

9 Universitas Kristen Tumohon Manado Manado



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CAMPAIGNSDIABETES CAMPAIGN

In commemoration of global anti-diabetic, which was held in 14 November, ISMAFARSI made a hugeAerobics event that was arranged in Yogyakarta (one of city from JOGLOSEPUR, ISMAFARSI REGION).Participants can do attractive things in this event; Aerobics that was led by professional instructors in gymnastics,blood sugar checks, and consultation about Diabetes. The blood sugar check along with health consultations werehandled by the Ministry of Health so that the explanations of diabetes were easily understood by the public.

Feedback and comments about this event were highly positive; this showed us that people now have moreknowledge about diabetes, how to cure and how to prevent it. Since Indonesia is also a country that has numbers ofdiabetes sufferers.

HIV AIDS CAMPAIGN

ISMAFARSI has a routine agenda of world HIV-AIDS awareness campaign every 1st December each year.In 2010, ISMAFARSI also contributing in making variousforms of activities in areas ISMAFARSI, such as the longmarch and rally in the Sumatra region I and II ofSumatra. The campaign aims to voice to the people toavoid HIV causes AIDS and how HIV-AIDS warned veryrisky. This event received a positive response from thecommunity.

TB CAMPAIGN

On TB day, March 24th, ISMAFARSI took partthroughout campaign to attempt helping sufferers oftuberculosis in Indonesia. By this campaign we provideinvitations for the communities to be able to prevent theescalation of tuberculosis patients in Indonesia. Wedistributed leaflets to publics, informing them the way thatTB is really contagious. Therefore we also shared mask.Furthermore, we were collecting funds that will bevoluntarily given to LKC to help for treatment of TBpatients.

Money that we got there now has been donated to the LKC to support treatment of tuberculosis patients.We constantly evaluate this activity because it is an annual agenda. Feedback from the community towards thisactivity was very good; especially this is a social activity that is charitable.

HPEQ PROJECTIndonesian’s Pharmaceutical Students’ Involvement on Health Professional Education Quality Project

In 2010, Directorate General of HigherEducation-Ministry of National Education-Republic ofIndonesia (DIKTI) launched the HPEQ Project, adeveloping program to increase the quality of healthprofessional education system (HPES). The outcomeresult of this program is that it will produce the highquality of health professional to serve people onnational health development. There are three maincomponents in this tasks; first, increasing the quality ofHPES, developing the health professional certificationand developing of loan for HPES.

HPEQ Project defined as the healthprofessionals’ such as doctor, dentist, nurse andmidwife; now it has been followed by pharmacist,nutritionist and public health professional (in HPEQPlus Project). In the beginning, the stakeholders whowere involved in HPEQ are health professionalassociation (IAI, pharmacist) and health professionalschool association (APTFI, pharmaceutical school).But when the Mission program between DGHE-WorldBank/WB-Health Professional Students’Association/HPSA (ISMAFARSI, pharmaceutical

student) in DGHE Office on April 2011, they haveagreed to involve HPSA on HPEQ Plus Project.

Now HPSA involve on each components ofHPEQ Plus Project; as the main point of 1st HPEQStudents’ Summit on November 2010. HPSA hascomposed the main program as the evidence ofstudents’ role on HPEQ; observing the data aboutstudents’ involvement on HPES, composing theregulation about students’ involvement on HPES,making the training program for students’ to involve onHPES, composing the independence system of studentsparticipation on accreditation system, composing thesystem about inter-professional education among theHPS and representing the students’ aspiration of HPESmethodology.

The achieving process of HPSA involvement onHPEQ Plus Project is a responsibility of all HPSincluding pharmaceutical student. So, the active roles ofall pharmaceutical students are needed on coordinationof Chairperson of Pharmacy Education-Association ofIndonesian Pharmaceutical Students/ISMAFARSI-INDONESIA, Vhony Purnamasari.

Author: Redho Meisudi, Vhony Purnamasari

RAKERNAS: Meetings to discuss national event

RAKERNAS, which stands for Rapat KerjaNasional and is similar to the IPSF World Congress, butheld once every two years. This event aims to deliberateon the programs that will be run by ISMAFARSI in thenext one and a half year. The meeting is held for severaldays, usually 6, where delegates from all over Indonesia,who are involved in ISMAFARSI, come together tonegotiate the future of this organization.

The process in RAKERNAS itself is carried outgradually and is divided into commissions as agreedtogether in the forum. Creation of the commissions in thecongress is done according to each Executive Staff inISMAFARSI or to which programs different Executive Staff collaborate on. In this organization, ISMAFARSI has10 Executive Staffs such as Executive Staff of Finance, Secretarial Executive Staff, Executive Staff of Informationand Data Centers, Executive Staff of Community Service etc.

Each Executive Staff have programs that will be revealed to the commissioners concerned. One suchprogram is the commemoration of National Health Day coordinated all commissariats of ISMAFARSI. Becausemost programs in ISMAFARSI are for the common good therefore it is discussed in this national event where allthe delegates can contribute in preparing or giving advice. The aim of this is so that all members of the institutionswho are involved in ISMAFARSI know about and can work together in executing all programs of ISMAFARSI.

Each RAKERNAS have a different topic, chosen by the host institution. Incidentally, this event was recentlyheld in January this year. Besides meeting to discuss the programs for the year, the contents of the event itself are anational studium generale and workshop for all students as well as other professions. For this year, the event coverssocial service and drug information campaigns to the public. So besides discussing about ISMAFARSI itself andhow to manage programs internally, ISMAFARSI also hold events that embrace the community, provideknowledge about medicine to the community and provide direct benefits to the community.

World No Tobacco Day

As a form of awareness from ISMAFARSI to world health, ISMAFARSI is active in the commemoration of“World No Tobacco Day” on 31th Mei. Followings are some action plan that will be realized in thecommemoration of “World No Tobacco Day”:

1. Longmarch on strategic routes in some region of ISMAFARSI. It aims to convey some information aboutthe dangerous of smoking to the public.

2. Advocate to some government institutions regarding enforcement of the rules "NO SMOKING" in publicplaces.

3. Making a joint statement with the WHO-Indonesia

We hope this program can be successful and provide a positive impact including reduced numbers ofsmokers in Indonesia.

Vampire Days 2011: “One Drop for Nusantara”

Vampire Days is an event of ISMAFARSI to raise awareness about the importance of blood donation.

This project supports for the Vampire Cup project, an international blood donation drive from IPSF. Vampire

Days will be held in 8 ISMFARSI’s region, they’re Sumatera I, Sumatera II, Jabodelata, Bandung Raya,

Joglosepur, Jatim-Bali, Intim and Kalimantan. Blood donation have 6 week activity period. The 6 week activity

period must be in between May 6th, 2011 to June 20th, 2011. Each region can realize it by turns; choosing

time depends on region’s condition.

Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI / National Blood Donor Association) will help ISMAFARSI to handle

donated on Vampire Days. People can make consultation about blood donor and get a lot of information

concerning the advantages about it. Donating blood is a very important action that can make a large impact in

a community. Each unit of blood can help save up to three lives.



































Arif Zaenur Gitta Esther Lamria Purba .SFikriansyah

Marcha Dwi Ruth Kurniasih

Agam Akbar Suci

PutriIkhsanAyu

Haris

Irwan

Irmin

Patria

Benni Reinaldy Tommy

Redho Meisudi Iska

Amin Dedek Firdha

Jandia Lanny

Liza

RahmanPutri Agustina Riani

Santi SiaWinnie Karunia Rahmani Rossi

Novian Pradipta

Wenni

Sivia Yulan Zadid

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