An inaugural ceremony of Master of Public Health (Health Management and Policy) Program was held at Prime Institute of Public Health (PIPH). The event was organized to welcome the newly inducted batch of MPH students and to provide them with an overview of program as well as the institute.
In his introductory remarks Dr. Zeeshan (Director, Postgraduate Programs Unit) briefed the students on how the MPH program at PIPH is different from others. “Our program is the first and only Masters in Public Health with Health Management and Policy concentration in Pakistan. It’s an updated, evidence based program and will provide the students all the essential skill required by employers” he said.
He further added “Our MPH course is designed after a country wide survey of more than 20 different public health programs and the curriculum is adapted from the USA based MPH competencies. It will incorporate case-based method of teaching used in institutes like Harvard, Johns Hopkins, LUMS etc.”
“The good thing about PIPH’s MPH program is that it’s focused on giving practical exposure to the students. Each of our graduating students will have job experience on his/her resume”, said Dr. Zeeshan.
In his speech Prof. Dr. Najib ul Haq (Advisor Health & Education, Prime Foundation) welcomed the students and emphasized on the role of ethics and quality in public health. He emphasized the need for a quality public health program grounded in our national health care issues. He reiterated his full support to the program’s management.
