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Vision: IPHU is committed to providing training opportunities for health activists who are working for a healthy, fair, convivial and sustainable world; in particular for health activists in Third World countries. IPHU sees primary health care as a critical strategy for improving health care, addressing the social determinants; in partnership with the communities whose health is at stake.

IPHU will be conducting teaching and research, particularly in Third World countries in relation to PHC, health systems strengthening and the political and economic determinants of health at the national, regional and global levels

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> International People's Health University website

Vision: "A world where everyone enjoys the maximum potential of health".
Mission: To improve health outcomes of populations in disadvantaged areas of the world through the application of the art and science of public health.
Goal: To provide public health education of international excellence relevant to the particular of the developing world, fostered through the partnership amongst BRAC, ICDDR, B and internationally recognized schools of public health in Europe and America.

> JPGSPH courses on healthtraining.org
> James P. Grant School of Public Health website

In 1996, in affiliation with Columbia University's Health Sciences Division the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev instituted a four-year medical degree program to graduate doctors with special skills in primary care and community, preventive, and population-based medicine. The Medical School for International Health concentrates on these areas of medicine as they impact on problems of international health and is designed to address emerging issues in health care worldwide.

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> Medical School of International Health website

Great Lakes University of Kisumu is an off-shoot of Tropical Institute of Community Health and Development (TICH) in Africa - a non-profit community based training, research and development trust which has been operating since 1998.

The main aim of GLUK is to develop effective managers of health and development initiatives in the Africa Region. This is done by bridging training with service delivery programs, focusing on the needs of the most vulnerable communities in the society.

We have graduated a total of 85 students for the Masters Degree in Community Health and Development. More than 300 have graduated with diplomas and Certificates. A number are working for International Institutions and NGOs in Kenya and abroad. A number of them are also heading various institutions within the country and outside. One of our graduate recently graduated with a PhD from Kenyatta University while 15 others are enrolled for their PhD in Universities in Kenya and abroad. There are at least 3 PhD students in USA.

> TICH courses on healthtraining.org
> The Tropical Insitute of Community Health website

Vision: To have a center of excellence for the training of a high level skilled, disciplined manpower capable of providing evidence based healthcare services in different resource settings, engage in research and generation of new ideas, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge.

Mission: To provide teaching, research and quality healthcare services. In doing so, the Faculty shall enhance collaboration with Government of Kenya, research institutions locally and internationally to impact on health policies and standards.

Objectives
1. To train in teaching, research and healthcare delivery systems.
2. To produce health service providers with knowledge and skills required in carrying their duties.
3. To generate, disseminate and preserve new knowledge and skills.
4. To conduct continuing education, to instill skills, discipline, service driven and ethical graduates.

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> University of Nairobi website

L'histoire du département Santé se confond avec celle de l’Université. Il fut parmi les premiers mis en place lors de l’ouverture de l’Université en 1990. Le Master en développement appliqué à la Santé Internationale ne vise pas à étudier le savoir faire du Nord pour le copier et le faire appliquer au Sud. Bien au contraire, au cours des quatre semestres d'étude, les cours et conférences auront pour but de confronter idées et pratiques pour dégager des axes d'un partenariat Nord/Sud en rassemblant le maximum d'informations et de savoir faire.

L'enseignement du département Santé
Le département Santé se propose de donner à ses étudiants les éléments qui leur manquent pour exercer leur métier, lequel exige de remplir des fonctions scientifiques et de gestion de haut niveau, d'animer une équipe, un service ou un établissement pour le compte d'une institution locale, nationale ou internationale. L’enseignement est assuré par des professeurs des universités et des experts.

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> Université Senghor website

The Faculty of Health Sciences offers a 2-year post-basic Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree and an 18-month Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health programmes.

Mission
The mission of the Faculty of Health Sciences is to train a leadership cadre of community and public health practitioners who will be able to function adequately in sub-Sahara African countries as managers of community health projects, district health managers, coordinators of district level HIV/AIDS and disease prevention and control programmes. The training will focus on service in the rural areas, which are usually underserved by the health authorities in most of the least developed countries on the African continent.

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> Africa University website

AfriGrowth is a non-profit organization committed to enhancing growth in needy communities. Founded on the belief that one of the greatest challenges we face in the world today is poverty, we focus on eliminating poverty through our programs in Education, Health, Nutrition, and Tourism. Effective growth is multi-dimensional, and our programs are patterned in a multi-dimensional way to effectively enhance growth.

Our Goals and Objetives:
* To provide education as a means of enhancement and development.
* To provide surplus medical and educational supplies to recipients in need especially to low- income communities.
* To provide information to investors willing to support, establish, and build infrastructures in Africa.
* To create a resource center committed to strengthen and train non-profit organizations to be more efficient and knowledgeable in their areas of operation.
* To organize financial and economic seminars specifically to emphasis the need for “financial planning as an end to poverty”.

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> Afrigrowth Foundation website

The School of Medicine & Health has six divisions: Basic Medical Sciences, Pathology, Public Health, Clinical Sciences, Health Sciences, Nursing each division headed by Chairperson. Each Division is made of Disciplines each of which forms the basic academic unit of the School and is headed by a Discipline Head/Leader. The major programs run by the School include Medicine, undergraduate and postgraduate in which students are trained to become qualified doctors. The Health Sciences programs include, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Medical Imaging, Dental Therapy and Pharmacy. The Nursing Division offers Bachelors degree programs (in-service) in Nursing Administration, Community Health, Clinical Nursing. The Public Health Division in addition to their involvement in medical program and other programs run additional programs: Diploma in Community Health and Masters in Public Health.

The new Problem Based Learning (PBL) curriculum aimed at motivating self-directed learning is in its third year of implementation while Nursing, Health Sciences and Postgraduate curriculum are delivered by traditional mode of teaching and learning.

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> The School of Medicine & Health website

Mission of the Department of Community and Family Medicine: To provide leadership in, and to promote undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education and research in community medicine, family medicine and other areas of public health.
To collaborate with Government, World Health Organization, other agencies and bodies locally and overseas in education, research and the further development of community and family medicine services.

The objectives of the Department are:
- To provide undergraduate medical education in community medicine and family medicine to the requirements of the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in co-operation with other Departments of the Faculty and the University;
- To provide postgraduate and continuing education;
- To undertake research, in collaboration with other agencies/organizations where appropriate;
- To provide quality services in community and family medicine.
Medical students who have completed the course in community and family medicine should have adequate academic knowledge of the subjects, an enthusiasm to continue to learn and an ability to apply the knowledge and skills in the practice of the profession and to have a good understanding of the importance of family and community in health care.

> CUHK courses on healthtraining.org
> The Chinese University of Hong Kong website

The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) is a non-profit organization supporting the advancement of safer communities and sustainable development, through implementing programs and projects that reduce the impact of disasters upon countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific, by:

• Developing and enhancing sustainable institutional disaster risk management capacities, frameworks and mechanisms, and supporting the development and implementation of government policies;
• facilitating the dissemination and exchange of disaster risk management expertise, experience and information; and
• raising awareness and enhancing disaster risk management knowledge and skills.
  

At the recommendation of UN Disaster Relief Organization (UNDRO) - now known as UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) - ADPC was established in 1986 as an outreach activity of the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok , Thailand , with the aim of strengthening the national disaster risk management systems in the region. In 1999, ADPC became an independent entity, which is governed and guided by a Board of Trustees (21 members representing 15 countries) and advised by a Regional Consultative Committee (29 members from 24 countries) and Advisory Council (56 members from a wide range of agencies, representing 16 countries).

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> The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center website

With a wealth of experiences and lessons learned over the years CRHP founded the Jamkhed Institute for Training and Research in Community Health and Population in 1992 in order to formalize the training that had been provided over the years. The training centre receives both national and international participants. To date, over 2,000 international (from over 100 countries) and 9,000 national health and development workers from government, non-government and faith-based organizations have been trained.

The Jamkhed Institute for Training and Research in Community-Based Health and Development offers a variety of training courses for individuals and organizations in the principles and applications of community-based primary health care and development. Courses currently available include short courses of 10 to 14 days tailor-made for organizations working in community-based primary health care. We welcome visiting residents and physicians interested in community-based health care to work at our secondary care hospital and clinics.

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> The Jamkhed Institute for Training and Research website

March, 2007:
MS-Training Centre for Development Cooperation in Eastern and Southern Africa

MS-TCDC is a non-profit making Training Centre for Development Cooperation in Eastern and Southern Africa. We are situated close to Arusha in Northern Tanzania.
Throughout the year different courses and workshops run concurrently in a lively international atmosphere promoting sharing of experience and cross cultural discussions. Excellent facilities together with a quiet and pleasant atmosphere make it an ideal place for reflection and learning.

Over the last 30 years MS-TCDC has gained rich experiences in training development workers, civil society organisations and their partners, donors and government agencies across the Eastern & Southern Africa region.

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> MS-Training Centre for Development Cooperation website

February, 2007:
University of Namibia: Faculty of Medical & Health Science

The University of Namibia is a university located in Windhoek, Namibia. Established by an act of Parliament on August 31, 1992, the university includes Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics & Management Science Education, Humanities and Social Science, Law, Medical & Health Science, and Science. The University of Namibia is the only institution to offer a doctorate in the study of the Nama language.

Welcome to the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences! The key mission of the faculty is to prepare academically and professionally qualified persons for the health needs of Namibia, and to render service, especially in the domains of preventive and curative health.

> FMHS courses on healthtraining.org
> Faculty of Medical and Health Science website

January, 2007:
Ahfad University for Women: Family Health Centre

The Ahfad University for Women (AUW) is a private, non-sectarian university for women located in Omdurman, Sudan. Founded in 1966 with 23 students in one department, Family Sciences, AUW now has over 5,000 students and offers a five-year Bachelor's Degree in six undergraduate schools and a Master's Degree in two areas.

The goal of AUW is to prepare women to assume informed leadership roles in their families, communities and the nation. AUW works to achieve this goal by offering high quality instruction with emphasis on strengthening women's roles in national and rural development and achieving equity for women in Sudanese society.

Ahfad Family Health Centre was formally established in 1994 in collaboration with the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA). The Centre promotes the health of the local community by providing quality comprehensive services (curative, preventive and promotive) to a defined population in the context of PHC strategies. Health education is provided at all levels based on the health status of the population.

> ASHS courses on healthtraining.org
> Ahfad School of Family Sciences website

December, 2006:
National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, India

National Institute of Nutrition, founded in the year 1918, has attained global--recognition for its pioneering studies on various aspects of nutrition research, with special reference to protein energy malnutrition (PEM). Institute’s activities are broad-based, encompassing the whole area of food and nutrition. The Institute has achieved close integration in its research activities between the laboratory, the clinic and the community. The emphasis shifted to problem-oriented research, with a view to discovering practical solutions to nutrition problems that can be applied within the existing socio-economic framework.

Vision: To achieve optimal nutrition of vulnerable segments of population such as women of reproductive age, children, adolescent girls and elderly by 2020.

Mission: To enable food and nutrition security conducive to good health, growth & development and increase productivity through dedicated research, so as to achieve the national nutrition goals set by the government of India in the national nutrition policy.

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> National Institute of Nutrition website

November, 2006:
Walter Sisulu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa

Vision: The Faculty of Health Sciences endeavours to be a leading Faculty of Health Sciences in Africa, in Problem-Based Learning (PBL), Community-Based Educa-tion (CBE) and Community Partner-ships in order to improve the Quality of Life of all the people served.

Mission: The Faculty of Health Sciences is committed to excellence and social responsiveness through the integration of community service into its learning programmes that involve teaching and research, with a special emphasis on sustainable rural development and in partnership with communities and service providers.

Goals: To produce health professional in South Africa and beyond who:

• Are equipped with the necessary scientific and professional knowledge, skills and attitudes to deal with the health care problems of urban and rural communities, families and individuals;
• Are motivated to work in both urban and rural primary health care settings and who can find professional and personal satisfaction in such work;

>FOHC courses on healthtraining.org
> Walter Sisulu University website

October, 2006:
Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health, Ifakara

History: The Health Training Centre in Ifakara has been in existence since 1961.
It was first known as Rural Aid Centre (RAC), thenas Medical Assistant Training Centre (MATC) and Clinical Officers' Training Centre (COTC). Ifakara is a unique “Centre of Excellence” in health that combines training, research and clinical practice in Africa.

Our Mission: To provide quality health training programmes, facilities and services for the strengthening of human resources in health.

Supporting Partners: The Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health (TTCIH) is supported by a non-profit Public Private Partnership between the Tanzanian Ministry of Health, the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development and the Swiss Tropical Institute.
Its aim is to strengthen the institutional and financial self-reliance of the centre, as well as to ensure quality training, facilities and services. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation has also made a substantial contribution to the renovation of the premises. At the TTCIH, we work closely with our two main neighbouring institutions, the Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre, and the St. Francis Designated District Hospital.

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> Tanzanian Training Centre website

September, 2006:
Galillee College: The International Management Training Institute in Israel

Galillee College - Israel, was founded in 1987 in order to impart higher education and advanced management techniques to transitional countries. This mission led the college to organize international management training courses for participants from more than 144 transitional and industrialized countries and additionally to conduct training courses in the countries themselves.

In addition to holding training courses in the Middle East, the College has operated training programmes in China, Thailand, Honduras, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, Philippines, Cyprus and Bolivia. Galillee College actively cooperates with other International institutions abroad in a wide variety of management training activities.

Galillee College today enjoys an international reputation as a leading management institute, which specialises in providing customised training to unique groups. To date over 5,000 senior managers, administrators and planners have graduated from the International Programmes at the College. Funding for the College's programmes comes from a variety of sources that include private foundations, international development agencies (governmental and non- governmental), the European Union, and private contributions.

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> Galillee College website

September, 2006:
The Centre of African Family Studies (CAFS), Nairobi, Kenya

An African Institution Serving Africa The Centre for African Family Studies (CAFS) is an African institution dedicated to strengthening the capacities of organi-sations and individuals working in the field of reproductive health, population and development in order to contribute to improving the quality of life of families in sub-Saharan Africa.
CAFS was founded by the International Planned Parenthood Federation - Africa Region (IPPFAR) and has been serving Africa since 1975. It is now a fully autonomous international non-governmen-tal organisation. CAFS operates from strategically located bases in East and West Africa, with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, and a regional office in Lomé, Togo.

Building Skills in Reproductive Health To achieve its mission, CAFS conducts courses and provides research and consultancy services. Highly qualified professionals, who form a multi-disciplinary team within the fields of reproductive health and population and development, provide its services. The CAFS team reflects strong field experience and a profound knowledge of the African social and cultural environment.
CAFS' vision is to be a centre of excellence for training, research and technical assis-tance in reproductive health, population and development.

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> Centre of African Family Studies website

August, 2006:
Moi University Kenya: School of Public Health

Brief History: The School of Public Health (SPH) was established in October 1998 by the Moi University Council in recognition of the need for training high-level manpower in public health. The School's training programmes have been developed to meet Moi University's mission of producing skilled and practical health professionals who contribute to the realization of the country's national goals. The School thus seeks to provide high quality interdisciplinary training in public health for a range of health personnel, including policy makers, medical practitioners, academicians and researchers.

Purpose of the School: The School of Public Health is a postgraduate research-oriented training institution, which also offers professional public health services to the government, non-governmental agencies and communities. Whereas many countries in Africa, including Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Ghana have established institutes or schools of public health to address their manpower needs in the areas of public health, in Kenya, such training has largely been attainable in European and North American Universities at a very high cost. The Moi University's School of Public Health is currently the only purposely established institution in the country that offers opportunities for local training of public health professionals at postgraduate level, which is affordable, context specific and responsive to the country's needs

Mission and Vision: The mission of the School of Public Health is to promote improvements of health of the people of Kenya. The vision of the School is to become a regional and international centre for excellence in the training, research, practice and consultancy in public health.

> SPH courses on healthtraining.org
> Moi University website