1. Introduction
Health Services Academy (HSA) was originally established in 1988 as an in-service training institute
under the Ministry of Health, Government of Pakistan. It later evolved into an academic institution through
the joint efforts of the Ministry of Health, Government of Pakistan and the German Technical Cooperation
(GTZ). The first batch of students graduated in 1996, and eight cohorts have completed the programme.
The Academy is now well-established and well on its way to achieving its institutional objectives.
From its founding in 1988, HSA has been striving to provide an academic and professional environment to
its students. HSA offers its students a comprehensive, broad-based public health curriculum, and dynamic
learning experiences with qualified faculty. 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.
HSA has recently revised its Master’s programme and is currently offering a state-of-the-art two-year
according to international standards. The institution is affiliated with the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU),
Islamabad, and the revised Master of Science in Public Health Programme was approved in July, 2006 by
the Academic Council at the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), and in August, 2006 by the Syndicate of the
QAU. The MSPH programme is recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC).
Additionally, HSA is working in collaboration with public health institutions such as the Bill and Melinda
Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health (USA), the Karolinska Institute (Sweden), the World Bank Institute (USA), and the Gadjah Mada
University (Indonesia).
It is expected that the Health Services Academy will continue along this path and achieve greater success
and recognition as it grows, and that it will play a crucial role in improving the quality of health care
delivery in Pakistan through human resource development and capacity building.
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.
