Experience of the Public Health Institute in India “A case study”

1. Parallel Session B: International Public Health Institutes’ Experience Experience of the Public Health Institute in India“A case study” Dr. Raveesha R Mugali, MD,MBA-HM,MPH(Antwerp)

2. Outline • Model of PHFI: Origin, Establishment and Mandate • Areas of engagement: Capacity building, Research, Policy and practice • Dynamism in Engagement • Summary and Lessons learnt

8. Setting up Indian Institutes of Public health in partnership with state Governments

11. Several reports, papers and publications

13. Public Health Practice & Policy Support Immunization Technical Support Unit • December 2014 – Launch of Mission Indradhanush, a campaign to immunize all children under the age of 2 years against seven vaccine preventable diseases by 2020 • ITSU, setup by the MoHFW and PHFI with funding from the BMGF, provides the techno-managerial support to implement the MoHFW’s Multi-Year Strategic Plan for Immunization

14. Public Health Practice & Policy Support HIV/AIDS • PHFI continues to provide technical support to the National HIV/AIDS programme Allied Health Sciences • PHFI is functioning as the technical secretariat for the National Initiative on Allied Health Sciences. MoHFWCommittee on Health Effects of Air Pollution • PHFI as Technical Secretariat

16. National level engagement

17. Sub -national engagement

18. NEW THRUST AREA: URBAN HEALTH • Link with NUHM • Synergy with Swachh Bharat & Smart Cities • National Knowledge Platform (NKP): • Partnership of MoHFW + ICMR + NHSRC + PHFI • National Health Protection Scheme: • Steering Committee Vision 2032: NitiAayog • Activities: Capacity Building (Training; Diploma; MPH stream); Implementation Research (Multi-Sectoral); Advocacy

19. Summary/lessons • ABC Model: Administration –Business-CSOs • Core areas of support: Training, Research and Policy • Sub national Engagement • Supporting the public health practice • Dynamism in engagement

20. Thank You