At a young age, Ralalicia dreamed of becoming a detective, driven by a curiosity to uncover truths and solve mysteries. While not everyone is fortunate enough to see their childhood aspirations materialise, she found a different path that allowed her to channel her innate skills of observation and pattern recognition into a fulfilling career as a researcher.
Dr. Ralalicia Limato, MPH, brings over a decade of experience as a qualitative researcher in health systems research and continuous quality improvement (CQI). With a background in medicine and public health, her expertise and interests span various areas within health systems and implementation. Her past and current projects include research in sexual and reproductive health, antimicrobial resistance and stewardship, neglected tropical diseases, community healthcare services, and medical education. She is adept at designing and implementing rigorous research protocols, analysing data, and translating findings into actionable insights to drive improvements in health outcomes and healthcare delivery processes.
Research consultant for the following projects:
1. Exploring anxiety and depression after SUDEP (sudden unexplained death of epilepsy) disclosure among epilepsy patients in Indonesia.
2. Understanding the capacity for systems thinking and learning from error on health service quality and patient safety among medical graduates in Indonesia.
2022
CQI consultant and trainer for a clinical trial “Intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in Papua, Indonesia” (STOPMiP-2).
2018-2023
Study Coordinator of several research projects on antibiotic use and antimicrobial stewardship in Indonesia:
1. EXPLAIN, a DPhil Project
2. BCB
3. BAA CDC Stewardship Tool
4. NASPA
Qualitative researcher of the following studies:
1. SPEAR
2. METLEP
Grant holder for a project titled ““Understanding COVID-19 tests”.
2018
Joined OUCRU Indonesia as a Study Coordinator and a DPhil student in Clinical Medicine at the University of Oxford.
2013-2018
Research operations manager at Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology for a research programme “REACHOUT: Linking communities and health systems” in Indonesia.
