Author: Ilham A. Ridlo

Ilham A Ridlo is an assistant professor and public health researcher who focuses on evidence utilization, evaluation, and science communication in the context of health and public policy through a journalistic approach. He regularly writes about science literacy, public health, and the importance of transparency in research practices through open science. #OpenScience #ScienceCommunication #PublicHealth #ScienceDiplomacy
Notes from the Host

It’s a Precondition: There is No Public Health Without Peace

Global conflict profoundly disrupts the structural and functional capacity of public health systems. Between 2023 and 2025, major theatres of violence and instability created conditions in which disease, famine, displacement, and infrastructure collapse flourished, often in tandem. Public health collapses when war persists. Armed conflicts have systematically dismantled health systems, accelerated disease transmission, and produced excess mortality that far exceeds battlefield deaths. Evidence from multiple … Continue reading It’s a Precondition: There is No Public Health Without Peace

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Global Science Kaleidoscope 2025: More Than Individual Scandals, This Is a Structural Crisis

The year 2025 marks a significant point in the global timeline of research integrity. Rather than being triggered by a single spectacular scandal, discussions of scientific misconduct throughout the year were shaped by an accumulation of prominent cases, large-scale article retractions, and a growing awareness that the problem is systemic. Thus, 2025 should be read as the year when scientific deviation can no longer be … Continue reading Global Science Kaleidoscope 2025: More Than Individual Scandals, This Is a Structural Crisis

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Kaleidoskop Sains Global 2025: Lebih Sekedar Skandal Individual, Ini Krisis Struktural

Tahun 2025 menandai catatan penting dalam linimasa integritas ilmiah secara global. Beragam kasus yang muncul sepanjang tahun, alih-alih dipicu oleh satu skandal tunggal yang spektakuler, diskursus pelanggaran ilmiah (scientific misconduct) terbentuk melalui akumulasi kasus menonjol, penarikan artikel ilmiah berskala besar, dan semakin kuatnya kesadaran bahwa masalahnya bersifat sistemik. Tahun 2025 layak kami baca sebagai tahun ketika penyimpangan ilmiah harus berhenti dipahami sebagai deviasi moral individu … Continue reading Kaleidoskop Sains Global 2025: Lebih Sekedar Skandal Individual, Ini Krisis Struktural

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Banjir Sumatra: Politik Angka dalam Bencana

Hingga hari ini (4/5), jumlah korban meninggal akibat banjir dan longsor di Sumatra tercatat ratusan orang dan masih terus bertambah. Data resmi BNPB yang telah diverifikasi menunjukkan 812 korban meninggal, 509 orang hilang, dan sekitar 2700 korban luka. Perbedaan angka antar pemberitaan dapat terjadi karena waktu “cut off” pengumpulan data yang tidak seragam. Meski demikian, situasi lapangan memberi indikasi bahwa skala bencana mungkin lebih parah … Continue reading Banjir Sumatra: Politik Angka dalam Bencana

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