The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)

introduction
The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) is a public private initiative that has collaboratively evolved through consultations with multiple constituencies including Indian and international academia, state and central governments, multi & bi-lateral agencies and civil society groups. PHFI is a response to redress the limited institutional capacity in India for strengthening training, research and policy development in the area of Public Health.
Year of establist -28 march 2006

Goal and structure
The IIPHs have been created with the vision of becoming benchmarks in teaching, training and research in the public health arena. Their chief task is to educate and nurture human resources by providing quality training, to graduates from different disciplines, in various public health domains thus contributing to overall national health goals.
There programmes are world class in scientific content, delivery and most appropriate to the conditions of developing countries. The curriculum of each course is continuously updated to incorporate the latest advances in public health and to meet the changing needs of the students.
They have over 71 highly qualified faculty with diverse experience. Their expertise is being put to good use in research, teaching and the practice of public health.

What THEY do
Addressing the shortage of trained public health professionals and workers
improving Immunisation Coverage rate among children
Helping prevention and control of HIV/ AIDS in India
Introducing Affordable Technologies – ‘Swasthya Slate’ for primary health care in rural communities
Improving family health through Self Help groups (SHgs) led behaviour change program in rural communities

relation WITH world
This organization mainly found in india they mainly work in india and for indian people but they also have collaboration with other countries organization and they help them to become health world and they work on motive of “ every human must become healthy does not matter he or she is belong to india”
Each IIPH works closely with state governments to conduct research relevant to the home state and surrounding regions. They aim to make education and research activities relevant in content and context to all of India, while attaining standards which are qualitatively comparable with the best in the world.

Relation with india
PHFI assists partner institutions in management and conduct of public health programmes. As per the MOU signed between Government of Madhya Pradesh and PHFI, IIPH Delhi is assisting State Institute of Health Management and Communication, Gwalior (SIHMC) in delivering the PGDPHM course.
The academic programmes are a crucial channel of PHFI’s mandate, which is to address the worrying shortage of trained and qualified human resources. Our priority is to build a strong public health system across the length and breadth of India.

ACHIEVEMENTS
The India institute of public health Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad Municipal corporation, Natural resources defence council and Indian meteriological department joint effort was recognized and awarded the Earth care award for leadership in urben climate action.

Certificate Course in Evidence Based Diabetes Management (CCEBDM)
Certificate Course in Evidence Based Diabetes Management (CCEBDM) is a joint certification program designed and delivered by Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) along with its Academic Partner Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Education Academy (DMDEA), Chennai with an educational fund support from MSD Pharmaceuticals India Pvt. Ltd. In its journey of six years it has trained more than 7600 primary care physicians in 4 cycles . This course got recognition from South Asian Federation of Endocrine Societies (SAFES) for 3 years from 2017- 2019. SAFES represents Endocrine Societies of 5 South Asian countries (Srilanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and India) . It aims to the growth of endocrinology in the region and to empower doctors both specialists and general practitioners practising endocrinology and diabetes by fostering academics and research in these countries.

Certificate Course in Manangement of Thyroid Disorders (CCMTD)
Certificate Course in Management of Thyroid Disorders (CCMTD) is a joint certification program designed and delivered by Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) along with its Academic Partner Chellaram Diabetes Institute (CDI), Pune with an educational grant support from GSK Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd. India. In its journey of 2 cycles, it has trained more than 1700 primary care physicians. The course has received the prestigious accreditation from SAFES. SAFES represents the Endocrine Societies of 5 countries of South Asian Region namely India, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. It aims to the growth of endocrinology in the region and to empower doctors both specialists & general practitioners, practicing Endocrinology & Diabetes by fostering academics and research in these countries. SAFES has accredited the CCMTD for the year 2016-2017.

There contribution to this current critical situation about covid-19

Shri. Narendra Modi (Then prime Minister of INDIA in 2017)
“Today, I am proud to say that on the land of Gujarat , a great dream is being born. This building, this land, the walls are not going to enhance the name of the institution, but it shall be the development of people within this building (IIPHG Campus) who will become the guarantors for the future of India’s health. Friends, we are dreaming big and making an important effort to sow the seeds for a healthy future for India. I believe this will result in significant change”

motive
“Knowladge to action”
“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition”