The UGM community is grieving. One of its best internal medicine professors, Professor Mochammad Sja’bani Mardjopranoto from the UGM Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing (FK-KMK UGM), passed away on Wednesday (Oct. 2) at the age of 78.
Family members and dozens of UGM community members accompanied the late professor to his final resting place at the UGM Family Cemetery.
Several officials, leaders, lecturers, staff, and students expressed deep condolences to the family during the funeral service at the Balairung on Thursday (Oct. 3).
The UGM Council of Professors Chair, Professor M. Baiquni, expressed his profound sorrow and invited all community members to offer prayers and pay their final respects to the late professor.
“May the late professor be granted the best place by Allah SWT, and all his good deeds be accepted. May his family be given patience, strength, and sincerity,” he said.
Professor Baiquni also remembered Professor Sja’bani as a friendly and patient person who always provided comfort, both in the academic environment and in his work as a specialist in kidney internal medicine.
He was a diligent and persistent figure, consistently contributing to his field of expertise.
Professor Sja’bani was appointed a professor on Apr. 14, 2001, delivering an inaugural speech titled “Prevention of Recurrence of Idiopathic Calcium Kidney Stones.”
In his address, he explained that small habits, such as maintaining a balanced diet and proper hydration, significantly impact kidney health.
One such habit is drinking two glasses of mineral water mixed with two limes after dinner, which can reduce the risk of bladder disease.
This practice increases the total concentration of citrate, raises the potassium-to-citrate ratio, and increases nighttime and 24-hour urine volume.
Additionally, Professor Sja’bani advised that eating only when hungry, stopping before feeling full, and avoiding excessive protein consumption are vital habits.
Adopting these habits, reducing salt intake, consuming adequate calcium, and eating low-phosphate protein can reduce or prevent the recurrence or onset of idiopathic potassium kidney stones.
Author: Tiefany
Editor: Gusti Grehenson
Photographer: Donnie