Ery received his bachelor’s degree in public health and a master’s degree in economics from the University of Indonesia. He has research interests in TB, HIV, MNH (Maternal and neonatal health), and malaria. He worked on these programs in Indonesia, providing technical assistance to the Government of Indonesia, mainly in the health financing area. Ery’s current research is focused on the valuation of productivity losses and its use in cost-effectiveness analysis, including the EFFectiveness Of novel approaches to Radical cure with Tafenoquine and primaquine (EFFORT) trial. His PhD research is performed under the supervision of Dr Angela Devine and A/Prof Kamala Ley-Thriemer, Dr. Natalie Carvalho (University of Melbourne) and Professor Kevin Baird (Eikjman Oxford Clinical Research Unit, Jakarta).