POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC HEALTH

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC HEALTH

Course Overview

Public health is about preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the efforts of society. Whether you are already a working professional in this area, or new to the subject, this Post-Graduate Public Health program is ideal for those wishing to address today’s problems in public health. The program provides students with an understanding of how different scientific disciplines can be used to investigate and then develop the best professional practice in epidemiology, public health, and the social science of health.

The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. For centuries, public health throughout the world has been recognized as having a concern for the health of humans. It has also been recognized that the treatment of illness in an individual is different than public health’s focus on preventing disease and protecting the health of a population.

📚 Core Modules 

1. Introduction to Public Health: Principles and Practice
   Foundations of public health including history, core functions, health determinants, equity, and ethical principles.
2. Epidemiology and Biostatistics
   Study of disease patterns and statistical analysis in public health. Includes outbreak investigation, data interpretation, and use of tools like SPSS/R.

3. Health Policy, Planning, and Management
   Health systems, policy-making, planning, financing, leadership, and organizational management in public health services.

4. Environmental and Occupational Health
   Health risks related to environmental exposures and workplace hazards, with a focus on risk assessment and mitigation strategies.

5. Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
   Understanding how social, cultural, and behavioral factors influence health and health-seeking behavior; strategies for health education and promotion.

6. Global and International Health
   Exploration of transnational health challenges, global health governance, and responses to pandemics, migration, and humanitarian crises.

7. Maternal, Child, and Reproductive Health
   Policies and interventions to improve the health of women, infants, and children including family planning, immunization, and nutrition.

8. Infectious and Non-Communicable Diseases
   Prevention and control of communicable diseases (e.g., TB, HIV, malaria) and non-communicable diseases (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, cancer).

9. Public Health Research Methods and M&E
   Research design, qualitative and quantitative methods, proposal writing, and ethical approval; monitoring and evaluation frameworks and indicators.

10. Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
    M&E frameworks and tools to track health program performance. Emphasis on indicators, logic models, and impact assessment.

     11 . Research paper

     12 final exams 

       course duration 12 months

     Certification

        Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be issued a certificate.