The Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar (IIPHG) is a state private university located in Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat, India. It is one of the institutes established under the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) network, dedicated to teaching, training, research and policy support in the field of public health.
| Name | Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | IIPHG |
| Type | State private university |
| Location | Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India |
| Field | Public health education and research |
| Affiliation | Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) network |
The institute is part of a wider initiative by the Public Health Foundation of India to strengthen public health capacity in the country through dedicated institutes of public health in different regions. IIPHG operates in Gujarat with support from the state government and works in collaboration with national and international academic and health agencies.
It was subsequently recognised as a state private university in Gujarat, enabling it to confer its own degrees in public health and allied disciplines.
IIPHG offers postgraduate, doctoral and short-term programmes oriented towards public health practice. Areas of academic and research focus typically include epidemiology, health systems and policy, health economics, health management, environmental and occupational health, and maternal and child health.
The institute undertakes applied research, training of health professionals, and technical support to government health programmes in Gujarat and other states. Its work spans collaborations with state health departments, central ministries, and international development partners.
As a specialised public health university in western India, IIPHG contributes to building a trained workforce in public health, an area historically served largely by medical colleges and government training institutions. It supplements traditional medical education by focusing on population-level health challenges and health systems strengthening.