Asian Institute of Public Health University is a
Privately operated
Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...
university located in
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango tr ...
,
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Sc ...
, India. It was established in 2008 to bring the much needed expertise in various domains of public health to Odisha, emerging from close to two decades of community, hospital, and laboratory-based research and training in public health & expanding its contribution to a larger audience in the rest of country and in the neighboring Asian countries sharing population health problems of similar nature and magnitude. It was later conferred with
university status
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after the AIPH University, Odisha Bill, 2017 was passed by the
Odisha Legislative Assembly
The Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Odisha state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprises List of constituencies of Odisha ...
. It is the first Public health institute of India & the only entity in the country conducting public health education, research and service with expertise in all major domains of public health as well as the only institution that imparts required education at
Masters and
PhD level in the major domains of public health and conducts
population-based hospital and laboratory
research
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. The university has collaborated with well known Indian & global healthcare associations like
AIIMS New Delhi
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, also known as AIIMS Delhi, is a public medical research university and hospital in New Delhi, India. The institute is governed by the AIIMS Act, 1956 and operates autonomously under the Mini ...
,
ICMR
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The ICMR is funded by the Gove ...
,
WHO
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* Who?, one of the Five Ws in journalism
* World Health Organization
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
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,
UNICEF
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,
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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etc.
Campuses
City Campus
EAST Campus, Prachi Vihar,
Anantapur, Phulnakhara,
Pin-754101
Main Campus
1001 Haridamada, Jatani
Near IIT Bhubaneswar
Academics
Undergraduate Courses
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Business administration
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Operation Theatre Technology
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Optometry
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In the Un ...
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Radiation
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* ''electromagnetic radiation'', such as radio waves, microwaves, infrared, vi ...
&
Imaging Technology
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Imaging technology is the application of materials and methods to create, preserve, or duplicate images.
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Postgraduate Courses
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Public health
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Microbiology
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Life Science
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Zoology
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Botany
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Virology
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Healthcare Management
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Hospital information system
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Physiotherapy
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Ph.D Courses
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Cancer Epidemiology
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Environmental Health
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Child Health
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Infectious Diseases
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Molecular Biology
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Data Analytics
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and
Disease Modeling
Research Centres
* One Health Center for Surveillance and Disease Dynamics
* Center for Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance
* Center for Environment and Occupational Health
* Center for Elderly Health
* Center for Health and Public Policy
* Health Promotion and Behavioral Health Center
Collaborations
National
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AIIMS New Delhi
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Govt Of Odisha
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ICMR
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest and largest medical research bodies in the world.
The ICMR is funded by the Gove ...
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NHM
* ICMR- NICPR
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Department of Scientific & Industrial Research
International
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WHO
Who or WHO may refer to:
* Who (pronoun), an interrogative or relative pronoun
* Who?, one of the Five Ws in journalism
* World Health Organization
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Who, a creature in the Dr. Seuss book ''Horton Hear ...
*
UNICEF
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Emory Rollins school of Public Health
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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UC Davis
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Duke University
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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National Institutes of Health
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The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U ...
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Department for International Development
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University of Oklahoma
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References
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Private universities in India
Universities in Bhubaneswar
Educational institutions established in 2018
2018 establishments in Odisha
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