Habibie's doctor named as professor

Habibie's doctor named as professor

JAKARTA (JP): Dr. Nurhay Abdurrahman, a female member of the
presidential medical team, has been installed as a permanent
professor at the Internal Disease Department at the University of
Indonesia.

President B.J. Habibie and first lady Hasri Ainun Habibie,
together with members from Habibie's inner circle including Jimly
Assidiqie, were among those who attended Nurhay's inauguration
ceremony on Wednesday at the university's Salemba campus in
Central Jakarta.

Rector at the university, Prof. Asman Budisantosa, presided at
the ceremony.

In her one-hour installment speech titled Coronary Heart
Disease Problems for Today and Tomorrow, Nurhay told the audience
that a different life style and changed eating patterns were
major causes of coronary heart disease.

Stress-related work ailments were a common phenomenon in
modern society, she said.

In several Asian cities, the number of people consuming high
fat diets indicated a significant increase, she said without
elaborating.

Nurhay suggested that people could prevent high-fat related
health problems by consuming less cholesterol and by enjoying
more relaxing activities such as playing sport.

She revealed a health pursuit of the President: Pak Habibie
does a good thing for his health by swimming for one hour
everyday".

According to Wiwiek Sugiono, a retired nurse at the Internal
Disease department of the university, Nurhay was the first female
student at the Medical Faculty of the university, attending from
1961 to 1966. (01)