Institute of Public Health

The Institute of Public Health (IPH) is a department of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS). The IPH contributes to all six years of the undergraduate MD program and offers two graduate programs. They are the MPH and Ph.D Programs in Public and Occupational Health. The IPH faculty teach on other postgraduate courses including the Master’s of Medical Sciences, Ph.D programs in Biomedical Sciences and the professional Doctor of Pharmacy degree.

Faculty and staff in the IPH have expertise in research methodology, epidemiology, biostatistics, public health and occupational and environmental health. There is a varied research program including systematic reviews, and prospective cohort and intervention studies in chronic diseases, infectious diseases, maternal and child health, injury and ageing. The IPH collaborates with a range of stakeholders including other universities at home and abroad, the health authorities, local and national government departments, hospitals, clinics and industry.