Research Center in Advancing Community Healthcare (REACH), Universitas Airlangga is designed as a Research Center focused on improving community health through research, education, and the application of best practices. Established in 2017 (it was research group on community health nursing and family nursing), REACH adopts a multidisciplinary approach to address these challenges. REACH was formed to meet these needs and began operations with the vision of becoming a leader in public health innovation. Through collaboration with universities, government agencies, and international partners, REACH integrates multidisciplinary approaches in its research and implementation. Its main focuses include health innovation and technology enhancement, chronic disease management, infectious disease prevention, and health policy.

With quality human resource research, extensive collaborative networks, and the application of a comprehensive sociotechnical systems approach, REACH aims to create meaningful changes in public health. Support for REACH encompasses four main issues: health innovation and technology, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, and health policy. Each research domain has measurable target outputs such as scientific publications, intellectual property, research collaborations, and direct impact on the University’s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as well as the overall improvement of public awareness and health.

The REACH research roadmap accommodates the goals and focuses of four supporting research groups, with an overarching theme each year that highlights competitive research, namely health innovation and technology, non-communicable diseases, communicable diseases, and health policy.

Partnerships:

• La Trobe University, Australia
• University of Malaya, Malaysia
• National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
• Global Burden Disease-IHME
• Japan Economy Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan
• Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia
• PTN/PTS
• Government stakeholders