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NIHFW

POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT
FOR SELF SPONSORED CANDIDATES
(2019-20)
(Offered by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Government of India)

The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare

Baba Ganganath Marg, Munirka, New Delhi-110067,
India
Web site: www.nihfw.org
 Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Health Management
(2019-20)
Offered by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Government of India

Introduction
Keeping this in view, the Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW),
The National Institute of Health and Family Government of India (GoI) started the
Welfare (NIHFW), was established on 9th process of developing a 'One year Post
March, 1977 by the merger of two national Graduate Diploma in Public Health
level institutions, viz. the National Institute Management' for the Public Health
of Health Administration and Education professionals. This course is offered by 11
(NIHAE) and the National Institute of Family Institutes including All India Institute of
Planning (NIFP). The NIHFW, an Hygiene and Public Health (AIIH&PH),
autonomous organization, under the Ministry IIPH centers at Ahmedabad, Delhi,
of Health and Family Welfare, Government Hyderabad and Bhuvaneshwar, NIHFW -
of India, acts as an ‘apex technical institute’ New Delhi, JIPMER – Puducherry,
as well as a ‘think tank’ for the promotion of PGIMER – Chandigarh, MGIMS- Wardha
health and family welfare programmes in the etc. institute all over the country.
country and addresses a wide range of issues
on health and family welfare from a variety Objective
of perspectives.
To enhance the capacity of the Public
The public health challenges being faced by Health managerial workforce through the
the country calls for the development of conduct and delivery of specially designed
capacity in the health systems of both the Post-Graduate Diploma Course in Public
Central and State Governments by way of Health Management.
positioning qualified and skilled
professionals who can execute and monitor Course Duration
national health policies and programs,
The program would be a regular course
supervise the public health workforce, fully
lasting for nine months of class room
assess the dimensions of public health issues
teaching and three months of project work
and devise appropriate strategies to meet
including field study. The total duration of
emerging challenges. The standard MBBS,
the course is twelve months.
MD (PSM) and DPH programs offered at
medical colleges or the MBA, PG Diploma
program offered at business schools do not Venue of the Course
significantly impart these managerial skills
The National Institute of Health and
and competencies. Hence, this program is
Family Welfare
designed to impart the knowledge and skills
Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka,
to address and resolve key health
New Delhi -110067, India
management challenges.
 Eligibility Criteria Course Focus & Teaching
Methods
Applicants should have a Graduate / Post-
Graduate degree in Medicine, AYUSH, This programme is interdisciplinary both in
Dental, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health its content and teaching. It utilizes a basket
Sciences, Physiotherapy, Occupational of teaching/learning techniques such as
Therapy, Natural/life Sciences, simulation exercises, Lecture discussion,
Management, Social Sciences, Social
group discussion, case studies,
Work, Economics, Statistics or any collaborative learning, hands-on training on
equivalent qualification.. computers, assignments, visits to
organizations of public health interest, field
Selection Process work, practical and field projects. Apart
S from class room teaching students are
The selection will be made strictly on, the actively involved in seminars, Journal
basis of merit. Eligible candidates would be clubs. Faculty with diverse backgrounds,
screened, based on their application and national and international experience
statement of purpose by a specially combined with a breadth and depth of
constituted screening committee. Short- public health experience would be engaged
listed candidates would then be interviewed to impart teaching learning experiences.
and the final list will be announced.
Project Work
The final selection of the candidate is based
on qualifications, relevant experience, A major strength of the programme is in
statement of purpose and interview. The providing participants with the
weightage for each component will be a opportunities t o apply learning directly in
follows: the community setting. The applied
research arena serves as providing the
S. No. Component Weightage exuberant learning exposure to actual
1. Qualifications 30%
field setting. Each participant, working
2. Relevant experience 30%
under close guidance of a faculty advisor,
3. Statement of purpose 10%
will develop a 'Project' as part of the
4. Interview 30%
course work. Each student will be
Total 100%
evaluated concurrently on the study
protocol while the study is in progress and
finally on the submission of project report.
Course Fee Important dates
The fee structure for PGDPHM for Self
17th
Sponsored candidates in the year 2019- Last date of receiving June, 2019
2020 is as follows: nominations at
NIHFW
Tuition Fees Rs. 1.25 lakhs Course starts on 1st August, 2019
Boarding and lodging Rs. 1.25 lakhs
Course Finishes 31st July, 2020
(optional) (covers
accommodation
and food)

PGDPHM COURSE MODULES

MANAGEMNT  Health Communication and Promotion

 Health Management Information Systems
 Introduction to Public Health Management  Public Health Nutrition
 Human Resource Management and  Communicable Diseases
Organizational Behaviour  Non-Communicable Diseases
 Financial Management  Health Policy and Health Care Planning
 Management of MCH/RCH  Environmental and Occupational Health
 Project Management
 Logistic Planning and Drug Distribution/ ANALYTICAL SKILLS
 Inventory Management
PUBLIC HEATH  Epidemiology
 Demography
 NRHM, National Health Programs, Health  Disease Surveillance
Systems  Biostatistics
 and Health Sector Reforms  Research Methods and Operations Research
 Urban Health  Essential of Health Economics
 Behavioural and Social Science in Health  Health Financing and Insurance
 Quality, Equity and Access to Health Care

PGDPHM PROGRAM COMPETENCIES

 Program planning and management
 Project development and management, monitoring and evaluation
 Good understanding of national health programmes and guidelines
 Health Policy and Environment Analysis at District, State and National Levels
 Practical knowledge of conducting primary quantitative and qualitative research including tool development and
data collection, data management etc.
 Data analysis using statistical packages and report writing
 Adequate managerial skills including Human Resource Management, Financial Management and Logistics and
Drug distribution
 Location of the Institute
functioning linkages with secondary
and tertiary care health delivery system.
The Institute i s situated in South Delhi,
near Jawaharlal Nehru University and 3. Reducing Infant Mortality Rate
Munirka DDA flats. It is easily accessible from 4. Reducing the incidence of communicable
the Indira Gandhi International Airport diseases and putting in place a strategy to
( approximately 1 2 kms) and from New Delhi reduce the burden of non- communicable
Railway Station (Approximately 18 kms). diseases.
Pre-paid taxis are available at the airport. 5. Focusing on population stabilization in the
country.
Accommodation
To achieve its mission the MOHFW has
launched NRHM in 2005 and later
modified into two sub mission NHM &
Adequate hostel accommodation would be NUHM 2017
provided to the participants only, within the
Institute's campus. Relatives, friends and Implementation Framework & Plan of
guests are not allowed. action for NHM & NUHM

The key features in order to achieve the

About MoHFW, GoI goals of the Mission include making the
public health delivery system fully
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
functional and accountable to the
(MOHFW) is an Indian government ministry
community, human resources management,
responsible with health policy in India. It is
community involvement, decentralization,
also accountable for all government programs
rigorous monitoring & evaluation against
relating to family planning in India. The
standards, convergence of health and
ministry work toward the long term objective
related programmes from village level
of establishing a system of Universal Health
upwards, innovations and flexible financing
Coverage (UHC) in the country. The Mission
and also interventions for improving the
and objectives of Ministry of Health and
health indictors in rural and urban areas.
Family Welfare are as follows:
The NRHM & NHM and NUHM seeks to
MISSION.
provide accessible affordable and quality
1. Ensuring availability of quality health care to the rural and urban
healthcare on equitable, accessible and population, especially the vulnerable
affordable basis across regions sections. It also seeks to reduce the
and communities with special focus on Maternal Mortality Ration (MMR) in the
under-served population and country from 407 to 100 per 1,00,000 live
marginalized groups. births, Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) from
2. Establishing comprehensive primary 60-30 per 1000 live births, and Total
health care delivery system and well Fertility Rate (TFR) from 3.0 to 2.1 within
7 year period of the mission.
The application form may be downloaded from the institute website

Contact persons at NIHFW

1. Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Dean of Studies , NIHFW
(+919891122681, Email: dean@nihfw.org, so.academic@nihfw.org)
 The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare
Post – Graduate Diploma in Public Health Management
(2019-20)
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Director
The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare
Baba Ganganath Marg, Munirka, New Delhi-110067, India
Ph[0]:+91-11-26100057/+91-11-26185696, Fax: +91-11-26101623
E-Mail: director@nihfw.org, Web Site: www.nihfw.org