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The Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG) & Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) in collaboration with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), successfully conducted a Training of Trainers (ToT) on Climate Change and Human Health from 19–21 January 2026 at Gandhinagar under the National Programme on Climate Change and Human Health (NPCCHH). The ToT brought together diverse state and district health officials to strengthen capacities on climate sensitive health risks, Heat Action Plans and Green & Climate-Resilient Healthcare Facilities fostering practical, action-oriented learning to support resilient public health systems. The training featured expert-led technical sessions, interactive discussions, group work and quizzes enabling participants to critically reflect on state specific challenges and develop practical solutions for implementation.

🌟 Inaugural Ceremony | Patient Safety Fellowship Program 🌟

The Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QUALIPS), IIPHG is pleased to announce the successful Inaugural Ceremony of the Patient Safety Fellowship Program, a collaborative initiative with CAHO - Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations.

The inaugural session was graced by the esteemed presence of Dr. Lallu Joseph, Secretary General-CAHO and Dr. Deepak B Saxena, Director, IIPHG, their valuable insights and encouragement reinforced the shared commitment towards strengthening patient safety and quality of care across healthcare systems.

The session was further enriched by the presence of Dr Medha Wadhwa and Dr. Apurvakumar Pandya, PhD contributing to meaningful discussions on fostering a culture of safety through structured learning, mentorship, and implementation-focused patient safety and Quality initiatives.

This fellowship program aims to build competencies in patient safety, quality improvement, leadership, and systems-based approaches, enabling healthcare professionals to implement sustainable improvements and foster a culture of safety in their institutions.

We look forward to a meaningful learning journey with the fellowship cohort and working together towards safer, high-quality, and patient-centered healthcare.

🎓 Celebrating Excellence in Patient Safety! 🎓

The Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QUALIPS), IIPHG & CAHO - Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations congratulate the fellows selected for the 3-month Patient Safety Fellowship Program, a transformative learning journey focused on strengthening quality improvement and patient safety practices in healthcare.

This intensive program empowers healthcare professionals with practical skills, mentorship, and hands-on experience to drive safer systems, improve outcomes, and create a lasting impact in their organizations.

As we look forward to the graduation ceremony at CAHOCON2026, we celebrate not just the successful completion of the fellowship, but the commitment, dedication, and passion these fellows bring to advancing patient safety across the healthcare ecosystem.

✨ Here’s to learning, leadership, and a future of safer healthcare.

Wishing all fellows continued success in this exciting new chapter!

𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫: 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬.

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫 (𝐈𝐈𝐏𝐇𝐆) invites passionate graduates and young professionals to shape the future of India’s healthcare system.
𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭?
Admissions are now open for 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔–𝟐𝟖 for IIPHG’s Master’s programmes — 𝐌𝐏𝐇, 𝐌𝐇𝐀, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐏𝐇-𝐏𝐇𝐍. These programmes are crafted to build 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 equipped to navigate today’s complex healthcare challenges.

Gain the expertise to 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 , 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 , 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬, and contribute meaningfully to health systems at local, national, and global levels. With a robust curriculum, experienced faculty, and strong emphasis on hands-on learning, 𝑰𝑰𝑷𝑯𝑮 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍-𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕.

✨ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐈𝐏𝐇𝐆:
📈 Leadership and managerial competencies in high demand
🎓 Specialised training in Public Health, Hospital Administration, or Public Health Nutrition
🤝 Exposure to government, industry, NGOs, and global health organisations
❤️ A vibrant academic environment driven by purpose and public good

📝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰:https://iiphg.nopaperforms.com/
ℹ 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: https://iiphg.edu.in

📩 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬: [email protected]
📞 𝟎𝟕𝟗-𝟔𝟔𝟕𝟒𝟎𝟕𝟎𝟎 | +𝟗𝟏 𝟔𝟑𝟓𝟖𝟖 𝟒𝟎𝟕𝟎𝟎 | +𝟗𝟏 𝟔𝟑𝟓𝟖𝟖 𝟒𝟎𝟕𝟎𝟏

Proud Moment for the IIPHG and India Primary Health Care Support Initiative (IPSI) Team! 🌟

We are thrilled to share that the Sathi Mentoring Program is expanding! First State Level Training of Trainers held on 09 January 2025 at SIHFW, Vadodara. The subsequent ToTs will occuring in upcoming months.

What started as a pilot project in Bhavnagar by Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar IIPHG, SHSRC Gujarat, The Johns Hopkins University, and the District Health Department, Bhavnagar has now been adopted by the Gujarat State Government (NHM) for scale-up. Seeing a grassroots program evolve into official state policy is the ultimate goal of our work.

A Special thanks to MD-NHM Gujarat for the vision to scale this initiative, Dr Kadri for the unwavering support, and the entire team at Bhavnagar and IIPHG who worked tirelessly on the ground.

Onwards and upwards for public health in Gujarat! 🏥✨
Deepak B Saxena, Dr Anish Sinha, Tapasvi Puwar, Dr Jimeet Soni, Archan Patel, Arpana Padvi, Dr.Piyush Murdhani, Krishna D Rao, Madhavi Misra, Aboli Gore, Ankita Shah, Richa Gwalani

🎉 Module 7 Successfully Completed! 🎉

The Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QUALIPS), IIPHG is pleased to announce the successful completion of Module 7: Leadership Development & Change Management as part of the ongoing Executive Program for Health policy, leadership and Management.

Over the past weeks, participants engaged in:

✅ Core principles of leadership in public health

✅ Change management and social behaviour change

✅ Effective communication and advocacy

✅ Integration of leadership and management skills

✅ Reflective learning and assessment through assignments and quizzes

Through live interactive sessions, readings, self-study, and reflective exercises, participants strengthened their leadership competencies essential for navigating complex public health systems and driving meaningful change.

👏 Congratulations to all participants for their commitment, active engagement, and successful completion of this module. We look forward to translating these learnings into impactful practice in the upcoming module and field engagements.

✅ Successfully Conducted | IMA NATCON 2025 Pre-Conference Seminar by Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar ✅

We are delighted to share the successful completion of the IMA NATCON 2025 Pre-Conference Seminar, on Advancing Healthcare Practice through Digital, Analytical & Quality Competencies was conducted at Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG) on 26th December 2025.

🌟 The seminar witnessed engaging discussions and expert insights on:
• Digitalisation & Professional Networking
• Healthcare Marketing in the Digital Era
• Analytical Skills for Publication
• Competencies for Safe Patient Care Delivery

🙏 Heartfelt thanks to our esteemed resource persons, and all participants for making this academic event impactful and enriching.
Together, we continue advancing healthcare practice through digital, analytical, and quality competencies.

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✅ Successfully Conducted | IMA NATCON 2025 Pre-Conference Seminar by Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar ✅

We are delighted to share the successful completion of the IMA NATCON 2025 Pre-Conference Seminar, on Advancing Healthcare Practice through Digital, Analytical & Quality Competencies was conducted at Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG) on 26th December 2025.

🌟 The seminar witnessed engaging discussions and expert insights on:
• Digitalisation & Professional Networking
• Healthcare Marketing in the Digital Era
• Analytical Skills for Publication
• Competencies for Safe Patient Care Delivery

🙏 Heartfelt thanks to our esteemed resource persons, and all participants for making this academic event impactful and enriching.
Together, we continue advancing healthcare practice through digital, analytical, and quality competencies.

🎓Successful completion of Module 6: Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response 🎓

Delighted to share that we have successfully completed Module 6 under the 6-Month Executive Program on Health Policy, Leadership, and Management conducted for senior public health officials of Myanmar, supported by the Myanmar Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

Over the course of this module, participants engaged in a rigorous learning journey covering:

✅ Pandemic preparedness and WHO emergency response guidance

✅ Disease surveillance systems lead by Dr. Dhaval Parmar

✅ Crisis communication and response strategies & Disaster risk management in public health lead by Dr. Monika Kochar

✅ Development of comprehensive Emergency Response Plans

✅ Through expert-led interactive sessions lead by Dr. Tapasvi Puwar

self-learning, and a final assessment, participants strengthened their capacity to anticipate, prepare for, and respond effectively to public health emergencies.

We extend our sincere gratitude to Dr. Tapasvi Puwar faculty IIPHG, Dr. Dhaval Parmar, Senior Health Economist, HTA, IIPHG & Dr. Monika Kochar Advisor- Health, DAKSHIN - Global South Centre of Excellence Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) for your dedication, expertise, and continued support in advancing public health leadership and capacity building across borders!

👏 Congratulations to all participants for their commitment, active participation, and successful completion of this critical module.

The 'Sathi Team Mentoring (Pilot) Program' successfully concluded its pilot phase on October 30th, 2025 bringing together district leaders and frontline health heroes in Bhavnagar to celebrate transformative teamwork.

This one year journey, fueled by the spirit of "Sathi", has demonstrated the transformative power of mentorship in strengthening our public health workforce. From HWC staff to AYUSH MOs & Nursing Tutors, the program has bridged gaps, nurtured, and built a culture of collaborative learning across HWCs in the Bhavnagar district.

The ceremony was graced by esteemed dignitaries including Dr. Chandramanikumar Prasad (CDHO, Bhavnagar), Dr RK Sinha (MOH, Bhavnagar), Dr Aboli Gore (Advisor, JHU), Mrs. Mital Patel (Vice Principal, Nursing College, Bhavnagar), Dr Tapasvi Puwar (Professor, IIPHG), Dr. Anish Sinha (Registrar, IIPHG).

Mentors reflected on how the program enhanced professional growth, while Mentees (CHO, ANM, MPHW, ASHAs & AFs) shared heartwarming stories of reduced workplace stress, improved clinical skills, and a newfound sense of unity.

As one ASHA worker beautifully put it: "Earlier we were not working together, but now we do... It has become a comfortable and supportive learning environment."

With the success of this pilot, discussions are already underway for state-level adoption and scaling this model to strengthen health indicators.

A huge thank you to the District Health Team, Bhavnagar, State Health System Resource Centre - Gujarat, Dr Kadri, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Krishna D Rao and India Primary Health Care Support Initiative (IPSI) team for their unwavering dedication. Most importantly, we salute our Mentors and Mentees, the true backbone of this initiative for their commitment to delivering better healthcare through teamwork.

From 'working in silos' to 'working as one' - the Sathi Team Mentoring (Pilot) Program has successfully redefined teamwork in public health." 🤝✨

Jimeet Soni | Archan Patel | Piyush Murdhani | Arpana Padvi

Proud Moment for IIPHG!

We are delighted to share that Dr. Shreeya Jagtap, MPH student at the Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar, has been honoured with the Indian Glory Award – Champion Performer of the Nation (Sports Excellence) on 14 December 2025.

Proud Moment for IIPHG!

We are delighted to share that Dr. Shreeya Jagtap, MPH student at the Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar, has been honoured with the Indian Glory Award – Champion Performer of the Nation (Sports Excellence) on 14 December 2025.

The award was presented by former cricketer Mr. Nayan Mongia, recognising her outstanding achievements and dedication.

Dr. Shreeya has graciously dedicated this honour to IIPHG, making this achievement a moment of immense pride for our entire academic community.

Heartiest congratulations on this remarkable accomplishment!