MSPH Programme - Health Services Academy

This section describes our Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) programme. The MSPH Programme description document can also be downloaded in its entirety in PDF format here.

For information on how to obtain admission into this programme, please see our admissions section.


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1. Introduction

The Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) offered by the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad and administered by the Health Services Academy (HSA), Islamabad, is a twenty four months post-graduate degree programme.

The Academy’s mission and vision statements are described below.

1.1 Mission Statement
As an institution of higher learning, the Health Services Academy provides teaching, research, and service programmes that prepare students to address the public health needs of Pakistan and the surrounding region in a setting that values and develops academic excellence in teaching and research, academic freedom, leadership and service to society.

1.2 Vision Statement
The HSA aspires to become a regional academic centre of excellence in public health training, policy formulation and Ongoing Research that is nationally and internationally accredited.

1.3 Goal of the Academy
The goal of the Academy is to improve the health of the population of Pakistan and its surrounding region by enhancing human resource development and contribution to evidence-based policies and practices.

1.4 Institutional Objectives
The objectives of the institution are to:

Produce competent, committed and skilled public health professionals.
Discover and disseminate new knowledge in the field of public health.
Assist in the translation of the knowledge into sound evidence-based policies and practices.

These objectives will be realized by adhering to institutional values, such as a merit-based system, transparency, and quality, to be implemented through a multidisciplinary team, networking and a sustainable institutional infrastructure.