AIPH UNIVERSITY

Asian Institute of Public Health University is a privately operated public health university situated in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. It was established in 2008 to bring expertise in various domains of public health to Odisha, building on nearly two decades of community, hospital, and laboratory-based research and training in public health. The institution gained university status after the Odisha Legislative Assembly passed the AIPH University, Odisha Bill, 2017. It is noted as the first public health institute in India and the only institution offering education, research, and service across all major domains of public health, including Masters and PhD level programs, along with population-based hospital and laboratory research. The university operates a City Campus in Prachi Vihar, Anantapur, Phulnakhara, and a Main Campus at Haridamada, Jatani, near IIT Bhubaneswar. It offers undergraduate courses such as Business Administration, Operation Theatre Technology, Optometry, and Radiation & Imaging Technology, along with postgraduate courses in Public Health, Microbiology, Life Science, Zoology, Botany, Virology, Healthcare Management, Hospital Information System, and Physiotherapy. PhD programs include Cancer Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Child Health, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, and Data Analytics and Disease Modeling. It has collaborated with organizations like AIIMS New Delhi, ICMR, WHO, UNICEF, and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.