Megi Riomandala has reached the top three in the Health Technology\nInnovator category of the 2026 DPD RI Awards. He has developed Si Keling\nPusako, an innovative programme addressing community environmental\nhealth problems.<\/p>\n
The top three finalists for the 2026 DPD RI Awards were selected at\nthe inaugural meeting of the panel of experts at Menara Bank Mega in\nSouth Jakarta on Monday (5 October 2026). Several panel members attended\nin person, while those unable to attend still provided their views and\ncontributed to the discussions.<\/p>\n
The 2026 DPD Awards panel of experts comprises Indonesian Culture\nMinister Prof (Hon) Dr H Fadli Zon, SS, M.Sc; National Research and\nInnovation Agency (BRIN) head Prof Dr Arif Satria, S.P., M.Si; Deputy\nChair of House of Representatives Commission II Dr Dede Yusuf Macan\nEffendi, S.T., M.I.Pol; Regional Representative Council (DPD RI) member\nDr Agustin Teras Narang, S.H.; and University of Indonesia Faculty of\nMathematics and Natural Sciences professor Prof Dr rer. nat. Agustino\nZulys, S.Si., M.Sc.<\/p>\n
The 2026 DPD RI Awards have four categories: Non-Formal\nEducation\/Out-of-School Education Innovator, Health Technology\nInnovator, Food-Self-Sufficient Village Champion and Regional Culture\nPreservationist.<\/p>\n
Megi Riomandala\u2019s profile<\/strong><\/p>\n Megi Riomandala initiated Si Keling Pusako, or the Semelako Community\nHealth Centre Environmental Health Information System, in Lebong\nRegency, Bengkulu. The programme digitises environmental health services\nprovided by Semelako Community Health Centre.<\/p>\n The innovation grew out of Megi\u2019s experience and concern over\nenvironmental health problems in the health centre\u2019s catchment area. He\nconceived and began implementing the programme in 2022.<\/p>\n Megi\u2019s innovation work began in 2016, when he joined the Nusantara\nSehat programme in West Papua. Working with limited resources, he\ndeveloped a range of initiatives, including handwashing facilities made\nfrom discarded materials, a health centre incinerator, coastal\nsanitation technology and community programmes to help residents build\ntheir own latrines.<\/p>\n After starting work at Semelako Community Health Centre in 2019, Megi\ndeveloped PETISI, or Sanitation Mapping. The programme sought to address\nthe needs of people living along the river who still practised open\ndefecation in the waterway.<\/p>\n PETISI evolved into Si Keling Pusako in 2022. The digital system is\nused to collect data, map and monitor conditions, and provide\nenvironmental health services, and continues to be developed.<\/p>\n The Si Keling Pusako programme is reported to have had a tangible\nimpact. According to Megi, the share of villages classified as open\ndefecation free (ODF) rose from zero in 2019 to 100% in 2024.<\/p>\n A total of 1,942 homes have been recorded and mapped and have\nreceived environmental health services. In addition, 284 homes across\nfive villages received assistance to build latrines from the Lebong\nRegency Public Works and Spatial Planning Office.<\/p>\n The innovation has helped Megi, who was born in Empat Lawang Regency,\nSouth Sumatra, win awards at regency, provincial and national levels. He\nhas also been a presenter at the 2026 Leimena Conference.<\/p>\n For Megi, Si Keling Pusako demonstrates that limitations can be\nturned into innovation, and that innovation can bring real change to\ncommunities.<\/p>",
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