Indira Dewi Kantiana
Indira Dewi Kantiana is a Research Associate with a focus on Law and Governance, Biosecurity and Global Health at the Asia Centre for Health Security, headquartered at the National University of Singapore Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. She was a Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for Indonesia’s Strategic Development Initiatives, where her primary research was on global health law, governance and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. Indira is a Chevening Scholar and earned her MSc in Global Health & Development from University College London. Previously, Indira was an Associate at Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills, with a particular focus in healthcare.
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant weaknesses in the global legal framework for pandemics. In response, in 2021, WHO member states launched negotiations to develop a new pandemic agreement aimed at addressing the gaps revealed by the pandemic. After three years of negotiations, on 20 May 2025, the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the WHO Pandemic…
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant weaknesses in the global legal framework for pandemics. In response, in 2021, WHO member states launched negotiations to develop a new pandemic agreement aimed at addressing the gaps revealed by the pandemic. After three years of negotiations, on 20 May 2025, the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the WHO Pandemic…