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The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) is a public private initiative that has collaboratively evolved through consultations with multiple constituencies including Indian and international academia, state and central governments, multi & bi-lateral agencies and civil society groups.

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INDIAN INSTITUTES OF PUBLIC HEALTH (IIPHs)

During its existence of about two decades, PHFI has set up a network of six Public Health institutions – the Indian Institutes of Public Health (IIPH) across the country, with the support of state governments where the institutes are located.

The ‘Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar’ was declared a State Private University in 2015 by the Government of Gujarat.

The ‘PHFI Institute of Public Health Sciences, Hyderabad’ was notified as a Deemed to be University in June 2025 by the Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education, Government of India with IIPH Hyderabad as its main campus and IIPH Bhubaneshwar and IIPH Bengaluru as its constituent units.
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IIPH Delhi and IIPH Shillong are functioning as independent societies offering Post Graduate Programmes in partnership with premier national institutes and universities.

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IIPH Gandhinagar
IIPH Gandhinagar

The Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG) is India’s first Public Health University. The Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar is working towards building a healthier India. IIPHG is an example of visionary leadership of Honourable Shri Narendra Modi (then Honourable Chief Minister of Gujarat), who laid the foundation stone and provided support for establishing the institute in 2008. Government of Gujarat and Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) signed an MoU in 2007 to establish IIPHG. Know More​​​​​​​​

IIPH Gandhinagar
IIPH Hyderabad

The Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad (IIPH-H), an educational arm of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), is dedicated to advancing public health through high-quality education, research, and policy support. Governed by the “Institute of Public Health Sciences Hyderabad (IPHSH)”, IIPH-H works closely with government bodies and other stakeholders to address pressing public health challenges in India. ​Know More​​

IIPH Gandhinagar
IIPH Delhi

​The Indian Institute of Public Health-Delhi (IIPH-Delhi) was established in November 2008 by the Public Health Foundation of India as a leading academic and research institute dedicated to strengthening public health capacity in India. It offers on-campus, eLearning, and short-term training programs, equipping professionals with the necessary skills to address public health challenges. The institute is actively engaged in policy-relevant research, contributing to advancements in training, research, and policy development in public health. The institute is governed by the Institute of Public Health Sciences (Society) (IPHSS) which is a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, since January 1, 2025. Know More​​​​​​

IIPH Gandhinagar
IIPH Bhubaneswar

The Government of Odisha and the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Indian Institute of Public Health, Bhubaneswar. As one of PHFI’s six prominent Public Health institutes, IIPH-Bhubaneswar initiated its Odisha journey in August 2010. The institute’s core objectives revolve around cultivating skilled human resources in public health for the state, generating high-quality research evidence to shape health policy, and providing technical support to the Government of Odisha. The institute extends its impact through training programs and technical assistance to various states in eastern India. Know More​​​​​​​​

IIPH Gandhinagar
IIPH Shillong

The Indian Institute of Public Health Shillong (IIPHS) was founded in 2014 through a collaboration between the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and the Government of Meghalaya, with the aim of establishing a regional hub for public health initiatives. Its inception sought to address the dearth of institutional and systemic capacity in public health within the northeastern region of India. IIPH Shillong is committed to delivering education, enhancing capacities, and facilitating the implementation of cost-effective healthcare delivery systems specifically tailored to the needs of the Northeastern region. Know More​​​​​​

IIPH Gandhinagar
IIPH Bengaluru

The Indian Institute of Public Health-Bangalore commenced operations in 2012 with academic program of PGDPHM for medical Officers of Health & AYUSH Department and Staff nurses. The Institute engages in academic, research, training, and technical support activities to advance public health. IIPH Bengaluru has been awarded the status as a constituent unit of PHFI Institute of Health Sciences Deemed to be University with headquarters of Hyderabad.

The institute works closely with state governments to conduct research relevant to the home state and surrounding regions. It aims to make education and research activities relevant in the context of India. Know More​​​​​​​​​​

Our Work

Over the past decade, PHFI has begun to play a transformative role in India’s public health environment. In doing so, it engages a wide array of stakeholders who include central and state governments, national and international donors, civil society, academic and research institutions and the communities that PHFI works with.

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Research

Since its inception in 2006, the PHFI has built a substantial knowledge base and fostered cross-learning platforms.The PHFI engages in cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary research to produce scientific evidence to promot...

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Academics

Since its inception, the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) has significantly expanded its educational footprint by establishing Indian Institutes of Public Health (IIPHs) across various regions of the country. ...

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Health Promotion

The Health Promotion Division (HPD) at PHFI, established in 2010, serves as a leading hub for advancing evidence-informed health promotion in India and the South-East Asia region.

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Training

The Training Division at PHFI focuses on implementing various capacity building initiatives that aim to upgrade the knowledge, skills and core competencies of healthcare professionals in clinical conditions and v...

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PHFI Centres

PHFI has set up Centres of Excellence to raise awareness and strengthen research, training and education in the high priority area of public health in India.

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Our Publications

2025
It Takes a Village: Unpacking Contextual Factors Influencing Caregiving in Urban Poor Neighbourhoods of Bangalore, South India.

    Author: Lobo Eunice , Babu Giridhara Rathnaiah , Mukherjee Debarati , van Schayck O. C. P., Srinivas P. N.

    Journal: Healthcare (Basel).

    Center: IIPH-BN

2025
Prevalence and risk factors of pre-senile lens opacities in the 1969-73 Vellore Birth Cohort.

    Author: Paul P., Antonisamy B., John Neena , Braganza A., Kuriakose T., Isaac R., Abraham L., Amritanand A., Samuel P., Chelliah H., Gowri M., Magdalene N., Cherry J., Paul T., Jebasingh F., Arulappan G., Thomas N., Vasan S., Murthy Gudlavalleti Venkata Satyanara

    Journal: Eye (Lond).

    Center: IIPHH

2025
Coverage of suicide deaths in newspapers and perceptions of suicide loss survivors on reporting: Insights from a community survey in India.

    Author: Dhole Neha , Akbar Mohammad , Majumder Moutushi , Dora Siva Prasad , Kumar G. Anil , Dandona Rakhi .

    Journal: PLOS Mental Health.

    Center: PHFI

2025
Strengthening the diabetes care continuum among middle-aged and older adults in India.

    Author: Basu Saurav .

    Journal: Lancet Glob Health.

    Center: IIPHD

2025
Appraising Cardiovascular 10-yr Risk Prediction Scores: A Rapid Systematic Review

    Author: Adhikari Chiranjivi, Shah Komal, Shukla Aakansha, Karmacharya B. M., Mavalankar Dileep V.

    Journal: medRxiv

    Center: IIPHG

2025
Physiological and psychomotor effectiveness of rapid and slow induction of nitrous oxide inhalation sedation in pediatric patients undergoing dental procedures: a randomized clinical study.

    Author: Dori S. C., Deshpande A. N., Baishya S., Jaiswal V., Mishra S., Wadhwa Medha .

    Journal: J Dent Anesth Pain Med.

    Center: IIPHG

2025
Prevalence & risk factors of multi-morbidity in critically ill patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI).

    Author: Malla Sai Sreeharshita , Kola V. R., Agiwal Varun , Pant Hira Ballabh . Prevalence & risk factors of multi-morbidity in critically ill patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI). Indian J Med Res. 2025(6):665-71. https://www.ncbi.nlm

    Journal: Indian J Med Res.

    Center: IIPHH

2025
Machine learning-based equations for improved body composition estimation in Indian adults.

    Author: Birk N., Kulkarni B., Bhogadi S., Aggarwal A., Walia Gagandeep Kaur , Gupta V., Rani U., Mahajan H., Kinra S., Mallinson P. A. C.

    Journal: PLOS Digit Health.

    Center: PHFI

2025
Prevalence and predictors of positive childhood experiences and their relationship with adverse childhood experiences among young adults in Delhi-NCR, India.

    Author: Chaudhary V., Walia Gagandeep Kaur , Devi N. K., Saraswathy K. N.

    Journal: Int J Soc Psychiatry.

    Center: PHFI

2025
India's Role in Global Oral Health Innovations and Research Equity: Reflections From the 2025 Global Conclave on Oral Health Innovation and Research (GCOHIR 2025).

    Author: Gudsoorkar P., Anand S., Mehta S. A. J., Gadiyar P., Mathur Manu Raj , Samaranayake L., Singh S., Balraj L.

    Journal: Int Dent J.

    Center: PHFI

2025
Preparedness for One Health Surveillance System: A qualitative in-depth exploration in Gujarat, India.

    Author: Yasobant Sandul , Tadvi Ravina , Saxena Deepak B.

    Journal: IJID One Health.

    Center: IIPHG

2025
Exploring Service Users' Experiences of a Community-Based Intervention to Improve Follow-Up at Bharatpur Eye Hospital in Nepal: Qualitative Study.

    Author: Shrestha M., Bhandari G., Bhandari S., Murthy Gudlavalleti Venkata Satyanarayana , Priya R., Pandey B., Chaudhary D. S., Giri P., Kamalakannan Suresh Kumar , Operational Research Capacity Building Study Group, Murthy Gudlavalleti Venkata Satyanarayana ,

    Journal: JMIR Pediatr Parent.

    Center: IIPHH

2025
Comparison of Bio-meteorological index and temperature linked mortality: A case study from Ahmedabad city, India.

    Author: Sharma A., Dutta Priya , Shah Priyanka , Iyer Veena , He H., Gao C., Sapkota A., Wang Y. C.

    Journal: Int J Biometeorol.

    Center: IIPHG

2025
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990-2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

    Author: Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, Diarrhoeal Diseases Collaborators:, Basu Saurav , Dandona Lalit , Dandona Rakhi , Golechha Mahaveer , Kumar G. Anil , Pandey Anamika .

    Journal: Lancet Infect Dis.

    Center: PHFI, IIPHD

2025
2025
E-Cigarettes and the Nicotine Epidemic: Statement From the International Pediatric Association.

    Author: Arora Monika , Kulkarni M. M., Ghosal S., Sathyan A., Gupta M., Verma Simran , Farmer M., Hadjipanayis A., Klein J. D., Winickoff J., Thacker N., Glantz S. A.

    Journal: Pediatrics.

    Center: PHFI, HPD

2025
A non-specialist worker delivered digital assessment of cognitive development (DEEP) in young children: A longitudinal validation study in rural India.

    Author: Bhavnani S., Ranjan A., Mukherjee Debarati , Divan G., Prakash A., Yadav A., Lal C., Gajria D., Irfan H., Sharma K. K., Todkar S., Patel V., McCray G.

    Journal: PLOS Digit Health.

    Center: IIPH-BN

2025
Co-creating community engagement and involvement strategies: understanding challenges and needs of people living with multiple long-term conditions and stakeholders perspectives in India and Nepal

    Author: Arora Monika , Chopra M., Shrivastav R., Venkateshmurthy N. S., Oli N., Rao N., Gupta M., Cassambai S., Highton P., Vaidya A., Singh K., Crompton A., Mohan Sailesh , Khunti K., Prabhakaran Dorairaj.

    Journal: BMJ Glob Health.

    Center: PHFI

2025
Prevalence and Determinants of Undernutrition in Under-Five Children in Urban Slums of Tripura, India.

    Author: Chakraborty Manali , Basu Saurav , Jerath S. G.

    Journal: Indian J Community Med.

    Center: IIPHD

2025
Supervised toothbrushing programs: evaluating impact, barriers, and facilitators - a mixed-method umbrella review.

    Author: Janakiram C., James A., Vattiprolu S. V., Monga N., Arora Monika.

    Journal: Evid Based Dent.

    Center: PHFI

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