All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health

Coordinates: 22°34′34″N 88°21′31″E / 22.5761885°N 88.3586926°E / 22.5761885; 88.3586926
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All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Academic affiliations
Budget₹69.35 crore (US$8.7 million)
(FY2022–23 est.)
DirectorRanjan Das
StudentsTotal Seats
  • MD - 20
  • MPH - 7
Location
Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
India

22°34′34″N 88°21′31″E / 22.5761885°N 88.3586926°E / 22.5761885; 88.3586926
CampusLarge city
LanguageEnglish
AcronymAIIH&PH
NewspaperIndian Journal of Hygiene and Public Health
Websiteaiihph.gov.in Edit this at Wikidata

All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health (AIIH&PH) is a pioneering

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India and is now affiliated with West Bengal University of Health Sciences, established in 2003.It also has a rural training centre in Singur and urban training centre in Chetla.[1][2]

In 1943, in borehole latrine was developed by AIIH&PH in collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation.[3][4]

History

Established with the aid of

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, to build a Child and Maternity Health section at the institute.[7]

In 1995, a public health scientist Dr. Smarajit Jana of AIIH&PH for Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, sex worker's organisation which works for prevention of HIV/AIDS amongst its 65,000 sex workers.[8] In 2004, the AIIH&PH became affiliated to the newly formed West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS).[citation needed]

In March 2023 Government planning to revive The institute, transforming it into a world-class ‘School of Public Health’ also plans to convert it into a Deemed university.[9]

Departments

  • Bio-Chemistry and Nutrition
  • Epidemiology
  • Health Education
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Microbiology
  • Occupational Health
  • Public Health Administration
  • Public Health Nursing
  • Environmental Sanitation and Sanitary Engineering
  • Preventive and Social Medicine
  • Statistics
  • Behavioural Sciences

It is also one of the nine institutions in India, which offer Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Health Management.

Salt Lake City, Kolkata also became operational.[citation needed
]

Notable faculty

See also

References

  1. ^ About us Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health". DGFASLI, Mumbai, Ministry of Labour,Government of India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  3. ISBN 9788120812581
    .
  4. ISBN 9788170226390
    .
  5. ^ "India Opens Health Institute Given by Rockefeller Interests". The New York Times, Page 1. 31 December 1932.
  6. Indian Express
    . 3 February 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  7. ^ "90-lakh Plan For Training In Maternity Child Health". Indian Express. 3 May 1950.
  8. ^ "The new rhythms of Sonagachi: As the city's sex workers collective turns 20..." Mint. 24 February 2012.
  9. ^ Sharma, Priyanka (5 March 2023). "Govt to make Kolkata health institute top forum for policy discourse". Mint 05 Mar 2023, 11:07 PM IST. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  10. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Archived from the original
    on 7 March 2012.

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