Background / Vision / Mission

BACKGROUND

The Amrita Patel Centre for Public Health, established under Bhaikaka University in Karamsad, is dedicated to strengthening the healthcare system and addressing grassroots challenges. To achieve this, APCPH produces competent, job-ready public health experts through a context-specific curriculum. The Centre offers a Post Graduate Program in Master of Public Health (MPH), a Master in Hospital Administration (MHA), and various short courses in Public Health

VISION

APCPH will become a self-sustaining proactive center of excellence in public health, responsive to local health needs in a collaborative manner and its work cited, referred, and utilized both by scientific and local community.

MISSION

• To work proactively in collaboration with community for delivery of primary health care and response to public health emergencies.
• To offer context-specific community-based curriculum to prepare job ready and confident public health experts for health systems and NGOs in developing countries.
• To attract international students especially from South-East Asian and African countries.
• To offer short courses on leadership and management and recent advancements in research methods for health professionals.
• To develop courses for youth in local community to empower them in health matters.
• To develop networking for post-course support in job placement.
• To undertake problem-solving research on local health problems with emphasis on community based non-communicable diseases care\nutrition\sanitation and health management