Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Bhubaneswar

The institute was established by Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) in association with Government of Odisha. It was established in Odisha as to act as a regional hub of public health education and research for the Eastern region of the country. It was started functioning from 2nd August, 2010 and the first batch of PGDPHM participants joined the programme from August. It has been imparting education on public health, conducts face-to-face trainings for a variety of participants and undertakes research objectives for issues of public health importance. It offers one-year Post Graduation Diploma in Public Health Management (PGDPHM) course for the in-service Medical Officers under Governments of Odisha & Chhattisgarh, and for selected, self-sponsored students with backgrounds in medicine, nursing, biological sciences, social sciences or pharmacy. It also conducts short term training and workshops such as Research Methodology in Health Sciences, and Implementation Monitoring of Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI), along with themes on tobacco-free towns, health promotion, and disease surveillance are being conducted by the institute. It is also actively involved in operational research projects on Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) in collaboration with the health department of the Government of Odisha and funded by NRHM, UNICEF, DFID, and the Wellcome Trust.