0. Introduction
The Health Services Academy (HSA) 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. HSA aspires to become a regional academic centre of excellence in public health training, policy
formulation and applied research that is nationally and internationally accredited.
The objectives of the institution are to:
1.
Produce competent, committed and skilled public health professionals.
2.
Discover and disseminate new knowledge in the field of public health.
3.
Assist in the translation of the knowledge into sound evidence-based policies and practices.
These objectives are 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.
These values are the basis and guideline for developing the academic rules, especially for ensuring the
highest level of ethics and academic quality in training and research.
The Health Services Academy was granted autonomy in July 2003 through a presidential ordinance
October 4, 2002. Under this ordinance the supreme governing body of the Academy is the Board of
Governors (BoG). The Executive Committee and the Executive Director are accountable to the Board and
have the task to supervise and control the affairs of the Academy. Other Committees and Sub-committees
constituted at the HSA contribute to achieve the goal of the Institution and work under the auspices of the
Board (see Annex 1).
The Health Services Academy is affiliated with the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) for its Master of Science
in Public Health (MSPH) Programme and hence in addition, adheres to the rules and regulations of QAU.
HSA through its Board of Studies and the Board of Faculty of Medicine is accountable to the Academic
Council and Syndicate of QAU (See regulations in the QAU calendar 2000). Furthermore, HSA is committed
for the adoption of the Tenure Track System as proposed by Higher Education Commission (HEC) and
adopted by QAU.
HSA is duly recognized as a training institute of public health for its master’s programme by the Pakistan
Medical and Dental Council.
HSA is collaborating with other national and international public health training and research institutions
(see Annex 2) in accordance to its mandate abiding by its institutional rules and regulations. HSA is
committed to be a member of other research institutions like Pakistan Medical Research Council (PMRC).
