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Recently, there is a lot of interest
from different quarters for development of capacity in public
health. For example; the Public Health Foundation of India (PFHI)
has since been set up with support from Government of India. The
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is making efforts to
strengthen health system capacity by encouraging management
education in the field of health and hospital administration. A
program for health system capacity development is being taken up
by the MoHFW with support from the World Bank Institute.
These guidelines developed on the basis
of insights gained from the Institute’s experimental APH
program, its interactions with the UHS and the
University
of
Iowa
, and study of relevant literature, are being made available to
assist and facilitate development of public health capacity in
India
[1].
Guidelines
are meant to facilitate development and determine a course of
action. The significance and usefulness of any set of guidelines
are linked to it’s relevance to specific situations,
feasibility, and fairness to various stake holders. Consequently,
any guideline needs to evolve on the basis of experience, informed
subscription, and shared understanding of their usefulness. Hence
IHS encourages, comments, criticism, suggestions for improvement
of these guidelines. Organizational and individual participation
towards further development of these guidelines are welcome[2].
Updated versions of these guidelines will be released by the
Institute, as and when appropriate.
Click
here to download IHS Guidelines for Development of Colleges of
Public Health and Masters Program in Public Health
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