Philosophy of the Institute
To develop skillful human resources that will enhance the building of sustainable and effective health policy and health systems in Africa which would include the discovery and innovation for health systems, i.e. in stewardship, governance, financing, resource management and informatics, as well as service delivery.
OBJECTIVE OF THE AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY & HEALTH SYSTEMS
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The objective is to become an institute of global repute and excellence in training and research in health policy, health systems and knowledge translation/management.
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- Training Programmes of the Institute
- Executive Certificate Course in Health Policy & Health Systems (Three months).
- Post-Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Health Policy & Health Systems.
- Masters (MSc) in Health Policy & Health Systems.
- PhD in Health Policy & Health Systems.
- Area of Core Competencies and Specialization
- Health systems financing
- Health policy/systems politics & law
- Health policy/systems monitoring and evaluation
- Health policy/systems analysis
- Knowledge translation & health management information systems
- Health policy/systems ethics
- Health systems strengthening
- Health policy/systems leadership & governance
- Health policy/systems & intersectoral collaboration
- Health policy/systems planning and administration
- Health policy/systems advocacy, consensus building & negotiation
- International health & diplomacy
- Target/Prospective Candidates & Students for the Institute
- Health professionals in charge of the health systems at national, state and local government levels;
- National, state and local government policymakers and directors of the health ministry;
- Directors of primary health care at the local government level;
- Health professionals working with specific programmes in the health ministry;
- Staff and consultants involved in public health issues within the health ministry;
- Programme/project managers under the health ministry;
- Chief executive officers and operators of civil society groups, including non-governmental organizations involved in health matters;
- Leaders and members of national health-based associations (for example, Medical Association; National Association of Nurses and Midwives; and Pharmaceutical Association);
- Media practitioners involved in health policy & health systems issues;
- Health researchers;
- Interested members of the public and any other person interested in health policy & health systems.
- Strength of the African Institute of Health Policy & Health Systems
- Availability of experienced & internationally recognized Health Policy Research Team
- Research paramount & utmost priority in the university
- Ability to initiate and sustain linkages and collaboration in research and training
- Multidisciplinary research platforms
- Broad-based, dynamic and innovative curricula
- Effective management & administration of research
- Availability and effective management of human material resources
- Well-equipped research and training facilities
- Availability of standard and operational research policy
- Research Collaboration & partnership with policymakers, health institutions and other academic institutions
- Community based developmental research activities
- Institute’s Platforms & Networks
- Society for Health Policy Research & Knowledge Translation Nigeria
- Evidence-to-Policy Network (EVIPNet) Nigeria
- Policy Information Platform (PIP) Nigeria
- Knowledge Translation Platform (H2P) Nigeria
- Nigeria Platform for Health & Developmental Research (NIPHDER)
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- Individual capacity strengthening
- Strengthening skill in developing research initiatives
- To build enabling environments and capacity for health policy & systems research HPSR
- The institution of a stronger incentive for evidence use
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