Prof. Em. Anna Alisjahbana, dr. Sp.A.(K), PhD

Founder

Earned her Bachelor of Medicine degree from the University of Indonesia in 1968. She specialized in Neonatology at Kapiliolani Hospital in Honolulu and Sophia Children’s Hospital in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In 1993, she earned her doctorate in Prenatal Epidemiology from the Faculty of Medicine, Erasmus University in the Netherlands and became Professor of Pediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine, Padjadjaran University.

From 1984 to 1996, she served as Head of the Medical Research Unit at the Faculty of Medicine. From 1992 to 2003, she was appointed Director of the WHO Collaborating Center for Prenatal Care, Maternal and Child Health in Bandung. She is credited with her interest in early childhood development. In 1984, she founded the Surya Kanti Foundation for Early Detection and Early Intervention for Children with Developmental Delays.

She has received various awards, including the Julianti Saroso Award from the Indonesian Public Health Association, the Indonesian Pediatrician Association Award, the Rotary Club for Humanity Award, and the Aktion Sonnenschein Award for her dedication to children with special needs.