Public Health Nutrition

IgG anti-nucleocapsid antibodies reduced the risk of re-infection for a period of 6 months, says a research conducted by the PMC and PIPH joint team of researchers.

PIPH & PMC faculty’s Research Published in "Therapeutic Advances in Vaccines and Immunotherapy".

Identifying higher risk subgroups of health care workers for priority vaccination against COVID-19

PIPH & PMC faculty’s Research Published in International Journal of GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS.

Knowledge of danger signs and BPCR at community level can significantly reduce pregnancy related complications.

Project review meeting of Naunehal Pilot Project.

Prof. ZA Bhutta, Director Research of the Center for Global Child Health, SickKids, Canada leading the project review meeting of Naunehal Pilot Project.

General body meeting of PAFEC KP Chapter held at PMC

PIPH faculty’s research on hand washing behavior change published in Oxford Journal of Public Health

PIPH faculty's article published in WHO EMRO's East Mediterranean Health Journal

Prime Foundation & AKU's collaborative research project published in Lancet - Global Health

Study was regarding community engagement for immunization.

Emergency & Disaster Management workshop in collaboration with Rescue 1122 and PDMA

Participants were trained by specialists from Rescue 1122 and Provincial Disaster Management Authority

If you are a

Are a professional in management & leadership role, working in development sector and NGO’s
Are a health professional interested in planning nutrition programs
Are an MPH student with interest in learning public health nutrition
Are a clinician with strong desire to improve skills in public health nutrition

Then this course is for you!

This course will help you

Assess the terms, concepts and methods in nutritional sciences
Select and use appropriate anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, dietary, functional and socioeconomic assessment techniques
Develop intervention strategies to correct nutritional problems in target populations
Design and conduct applied nutrition research

What will be covered?

Basic human nutrition
Nutritional assessment
Nutrition across life cycle
Nutrition and chronic diseases
Public health and community nutrition
Nutritional epidemiology
Food microbiology and safety
Nutritional problems in developing countries
Nutrition in complex emergency
Nutrition program planning

Course Faculty

Dr. Durdana Khan (Instructor)
A Masters in Public Health from The Ohio State University (USA) and a public health consultant, Dr. Durdana will be the lead instructor of the course.

Important Information:
Course Registration Deadline: January 29, 2017
Course Fee: PKR.15,000 (visit here for fee deposit instructions)
Course Timing: Tuesday afternoons
Course Duration: A single session per week (total 13 sessions)
How to apply?
Apply online at http://www.piph.prime.edu.pk/apply

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