Academics

MASTER’S OF GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH (GMPH)

( የማስተርስ ዲግሪ በህብረተሰብ ጤና አጠባበቅ )

The program objectives of the academic program include:

To produce competent graduates who are capable to identify community health problems and play leading professional roles in the field of public health.
To produce health personnel with in-depth knowledge and skill in the prevention of disease and promotion of health in the field of public health.
To produce qualified health professionals who can teach in public health training programs at various levels.
To produce a research-oriented human resource who will design and conduct public health research that helps as an input for evidence-based interventions and policy.
To produce public health professionals who can provide community health services and be involved in the management and public health decision-making.

Professional Profile
The MPH program will have the following competence:

Ability to provide effective leadership roles in advocating and promoting public healt
Ability to effectively manage health services and programs
Ability to describe and quantify health and health-related problems in the locality
Ability to provide training in public health programs and in higher training institutions
Ability to provide community health services

Graduate Profile
A graduate from the general MPH track should be able to:

Conduct postgraduate teaching programs in public health in various higher education institutions;
Understand and describe the size and nature of health and health-related problems of a community;
Describe and elucidate the natural history of the health problems in individuals and communities;
Identify causes of health and related problems and, assess the relative and absolute importance of these problems;
Design and implement appropriate health programs and projects for addressing the identified and prioritized health problems
Evaluate the effectiveness of both new and existing health interventions by applying proper analysis of their social, cultural, and political context;
Critically evaluate programs, interventions, and outcomes related to public health practice;
Understand the diverse process of empowerment and community development and has the appropriate skill to work for their implementation;
Advance and apply new knowledge in the areas of public health and population to the solution of pressing public health problems;
Improve the overall management of public health services and policy issues within the country and has the skills to apply for mitigating problems in these areas;
Apply the principles and tools of management in the planning and program implementation; and
Plan and implement health research using both quantitative and qualitative methods

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“Year I Semester II

Year II

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