Jakarta, Nov. 1 -- Universitas Indonesia (UI) and its Occupational Medicine Master's Alumni Association (ILUNI MKK) plan to study the lasting health effects of forest and land fires on workers and communities to strengthen evidence-based health protection.

UI Faculty of Medicine Dean Anna Rozaliyani said in Jakarta on Saturday that human health must be central to environmental protection and forest fire response. She called for coordinated action to translate scientific knowledge into practical safeguards.

"This is about health, safety and the future of our generations. We must go beyond reacting to disasters by strengthening exposure prevention, early health risk detection and appropriate follow-up through scientific evidence and cross...