HOMSEA
10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA:
Health and Medicine in the Colonial, Post-Colonial, and Global Worlds
23rd – 27th June 2025
Yogyakarta-UGM. On this occasion, the History Team from PKMK FK-KMK UGM and the Department of History FIB UGM, represented by Bahauddin, Aulia, and Galen, attended the Closing Dinner and Cultural Performance event. This event was held at the MM UGM Hotel located in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Closing Dinner and Cultural Performance took place on Thursday, June 26, 2025. The 10th HOMSEA International Conference, with the main theme “Health and Medicine in the Colonial, Post-Colonial, and Global Worlds, ” began on Monday, June 23, 2025 , with the opening ceremony on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. This event was attended by participants from various countries in both Asia and Europe. Even participants from Indonesia were spread across various regions. The event featured multiple seminar discussions that aligned with this year’s theme and sub-themes. For the dinner, the HOMSEA organizing committee collaborated with the MM UGM Hotel to serve traditional Indonesian dishes or regional specialties to guests, especially to introduce Indonesian cuisine to foreign participants. For example, “tahu kukus” and “ikan goreng bumbu kuning,” followed by “dawet” or “es cendol.”
At the closing ceremony of HOMSEA, Prof. Dra. Yayi Suryo Prabandari, MSi, PhD, as the Chairperson of the HOMSEA Local Arrangement Committee, expressed gratitude to all the committee members who had served, to all participants who had come to Yogyakarta from various countries and cities in Indonesia. Prof. Yayi also thanked Prof. Hans Pols , the President of HOMSEA, for his cooperation and collaboration in preparing this event. He did not forget to acknowledge the parties who had contributed to the success of this event , from FIB UGM, the Department of History FIB UGM, and all parties who could not be mentioned individually . On this occasion, Prof. Yayi mentioned that tomorrow there would still be a closing activity, namely the Hospital Tour in Yogyakarta and its surroundings. Hopefully, this tour activity can provide a more in-depth introduction to the history of hospitals .
Furthermore, Prof. Hans Pols , as President of HOMSEA, expressed his gratitude to all parties at UGM for their assistance in preparing and successfully executing this international conference . The event continued with the launch of the latest book by Prof. Hans , entitled “Drugs, Science, and Power: History of Health and Medicine in Indonesia,” which was launched in collaboration with KOMPAS in Jakarta.
The event concluded with a traditional dance performance from UGM Faculty of Cultural Sciences students and exciting games guided by the MC. This was followed by a photo session with all committee members on duty, participants , and invited guests. Read more:
https://sejarahkesehatan.net/history-of-medicine-in-southeast-asia-homsea-conference/
Reporter:
Aulia Putri Hijriyah, S.Sej.,
Galen Sousan Amory, S.Sej.
