National Institute of Public Health Training and Research (NIPHTR), Panvel, Navi Mumbai

National Institute of Public Health Training and Research (NIPHTR) Mumbai, is the first Family Planning Training Centre, established in June 1957 under Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. A one year Diploma in Health Education (DHE) course was started in 1987 under the “Development of National Trained Health Manpower for the training of health education specialists and para-medical worker’s” scheme of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. The course was later renamed as Diploma in Health Promotion Education (DHPE) in 2000 after recommendation of WHO. As per the recommendations of national health policy 2002 and subsequent to the launch of NRHM, Post Graduate Diploma in Community Health Care (PGDCHC) course was started in the year 2007, to develop the skilled manpower to deliver quality healthcare services in an integrated way at the grass-root level. Both these courses are affiliated to International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, a Deemed University, under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India.
Facilities:

• Hostel Facility
• Library
• Canteen
• Auditorium
• Museum