Henry Surendra

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Associate Professor, Public Health

E: henry.surendra@monash.edu

  • Accepting PhD students

Dr. Henry is Associate Professor and Coordinator for the Master of Public Health Program at Monash University, Indonesia. He obtained his PhD in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

His current research includes the evaluation of zoonotic malaria transmission and agricultural land use in Indonesia, COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on TB, HIV, and childhood vaccination programmes, and investigation of TB epidemiology in Indonesia.

Henry is a Postdoctoral Epidemiologist at Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Fellow of Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH) UK, Honorary Fellow of the Menzies School of Health Research Australia, Member of Indonesian Academy of Young Scientist (Akademi Ilmuwan Muda Indonesia), and Member of Indonesian Epidemiologist Association.

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  • Wiratama BS, Oktaria V, Indrihutami K, et al. Durability of protection of ancestral-strain COVID-19 third- and fourth-dose vaccine boosters against Omicron XBB/XBB.1 and JN.1 symptomatic infection, hospitalisation and mortality in Indonesian adults (2023–2024): a test-negative case–control study. The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100689.
  • Stresman G, Nelli L, Wu L, Byrne I, Surendra H, et al. Evidence-based decision making for malaria elimination applying the Freedom From Infection statistical framework in five malaria eliminating countries: an observational study. Lancet Global Health. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00236-0.
  • Balakrishnan V, Kumaresan T, Surendra H, Allsop M, et al. Developing and assessing MyTBCompanion - A tri-lingual integrated video observed therapy app for tuberculosis patient management in Malaysia and Indonesia. PLoS One. 2025 Apr 29;20(4):e0320394. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320394
  • Braima KA, et al. Improved limit of detection for zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi and P. cynomolgi surveillance using reverse transcription for total nucleic acid preserved samples or dried blood spots. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Feb 6;19(2):e0012129. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012129
  • Surendra H, et al. Mitigating risks of malaria and other vector-borne diseases in the new capital city of Indonesia. Nature Communications. 2024 Dec 5;15(1):10575. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54891-x.
  • Nelli L, Surendra H*(shared first authorship), et al. Freedom from infection: enhancing decision-making for malaria elimination. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 Dec 7;9(12):e014412. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014412.
  • Sinto R, Limato R, Radiani SP, et al. A nationwide mixed methods study of gaps and barriers to implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs in hospitals in Indonesia. Journal of Hospital Infection. 2024 Oct 17:S0195-6701(24)00334-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2024.10.001
  • Suwarti S, Lazarus G, Zanjabila S, et al. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody dynamics after primary vaccination with two-dose inactivated whole-virus vaccine, heterologous mRNA-1273 vaccine booster, and Omicron breakthrough infection in Indonesian health care workers. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2024 Aug 1;24(1):768. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09644-y
  • Karuniawati A, Pasaribu AP, Lazarus G, et al. Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients with pre-delta, delta and omicron SARS-CoV-2 infection in Indonesia (2020–2023): a multicentre prospective cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100348
  • Surendra H, Elyazar IRF, Puspaningrum E, et al. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis control in Indonesia: a nationwide longitudinal analysis of programme data. Lancet Glob Health. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00312-1
  • Surendra H, Praptiningsih CY, Ersanti AM, et al. Clinical characteristics and factors associated with COVID-19-related mortality and hospital admission during the first two epidemic waves in 5 rural provinces in Indonesia: a retrospective cohort study. PLOS ONE.2023. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283805
  • Surendra, H., Paramita, D., Arista, N.N. et al. Geographical variations and district-level factors associated with COVID-19 mortality in Indonesia: a nationwide ecological study. BMC Public Health. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15015-0
  • Sinto R, Utomo D, Suwarti, et al. Antibody Responses and Reactogenicity of a Heterologous, Full-Dose Messenger RNA-1273 Booster in Heavily SARS-CoV-2–Exposed CoronaVac-Vaccinated Health-Care Workers in Indonesia: A Real-World Observational Study. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2023. https://doi:10.4269/ajtmh.22-0256
  • Surendra H, Salama N, Lestari KD, et al. Pandemic inequity in a megacity: a multilevel analysis of individual, community and health care vulnerability risks for COVID-19 mortality in Jakarta, Indonesia. BMJ Global Health. 2022. https://gh.bmj.com/content/7/6/e008329
  • Surendra H, Elyazar IRF, Djaafara BA, et al. Clinical characteristics and mortality associated with COVID-19 in Jakarta, Indonesia: A hospital-based retrospective cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100108
  • Fadilah I, Djaafara BA, Lestari KD, et al. Quantifying spatial heterogeneity of malaria in the endemic Papua region of Indonesia: analysis of epidemiological surveillance data. The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2022.100051
  • Ahmad RA, Nelli L, Surendra H, et al. A Framework for Evaluating Health System Surveillance Sensitivity to Support Public Health Decision-Making for Malaria Elimination: A Case Study from Indonesia. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07581-2
  • Djaafara BA, Whittaker C, Watson OJ, et al. Using syndromic measures of mortality to capture the dynamics of COVID-19 in Java, Indonesia, in the context of vaccination rollout. BMC Medicine .2021.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02016-2
  • Ahmad AR, Ferdiana A, Surendra H, et al. A Participatory Approach to Address Within-Country Cross-Border Malaria: The Case of Menoreh Hills in Java, Indonesia. Malaria Journal. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03673-7
  • Ipa Mara, Laksono AD, Astuti EP, et al. Sub-national disparities in accessing anti-malarial drug treatment in Eastern Indonesia. BMC Public Health. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11602-1
  • Cuenca PR, Key S, Jumail A, Surendra H, et al. Epidemiology of the zoonotic malaria Plasmodium Knowlesi in changing landscapes. Advances in Parasitology. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.apar.2021.08.006
  • Choisy M, McBride A, Chambers M, et al. Climate change and health in Southeast Asia – defining research priorities and the role of the Wellcome Trust Africa Asia Programmes. Wellcome Open Res 2022, 6:2781. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17263.3
  • Surendra H, Supargiyono S, Kusumasari RA, et al. Using health facility-based serological surveillance to predict receptive areas at risk of malaria outbreaks in elimination areas. BMC Medicine. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1482-7
  • Surendra H, Wijayanti MA, Murhandarwati EH, et al. Analysis of serological data to investigate heterogeneity of malaria transmission: a community-based cross-sectional study in an area conducting elimination in Indonesia. Malaria Journal. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-2866-z
  • Fornace KM*, Surendra H* (shared-first author), Abidin TR, Reyes R, et al. Use of mobile technology-based participatory mapping approaches to geolocate health facility attendees for disease surveillance in low resource settings. Int J Health Geogr. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942018-0141-0
  • Boelaert M, The NIDIAG Consortium (2016) Clinical Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases: Challenges and Solutions. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004853

    Teaching:

  • Introductory Epidemiology
  • Quantitative Research Methods
  • Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

    • Research interest:

  • Infectious Diseases Epidemiology (Malaria, COVID-19, and NTDs)
  • Public Health Surveillance
  • Spatial Epidemiology
  • Serological Surveillance
  • Nominee, Monash University Vice-Chancellor's Early Career Researcher of the Year Award (2025)
  • Honorary Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research, Australia (2025-2027)
  • Young Physician Leaders Award, InterAcademy Partnership (2024)
  • Mahidol Oxford Research Unit-Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Discovery Research Academy, Wellcome Trust (2024-2025)
  • The Incubator Awards (Boost), Monash University (2024)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH) (2021-present)
  • Honorary Fellow, the Menzies School of Health Research, Australia (2022-2024)
  • High quality paper in health and medicine, National Institute for Research and Innovation (2020)
  • Tropmed Award 2019, 2nd Prize Young Scientist Category, Gadjah Mada University (2019)
  • Travel Fellowship, 7th International Conference on Plasmodium vivax Research, Institut Pasteur, France (2019)
  • Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases First Prize Winner, LSHTM Research Degree Poster Day (2019)
  • PhD scholarship, Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education, Ministry of Finance Indonesia (2016)