About Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG)
IIPHG started operating in 2008 with an aim to strengthen the overall health system in the country through education, training, research, and advocacy/policy initiatives. The institute’s operation began from its interim location in Ahmedabad with the commencement of its 1st batch of Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health Management (PGDPHM). In-service medical officers from the states of Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh were sponsored by National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) to attend this course. IIPHG is recognized as a University under IIPHG Act 2015 of the Government of Gujarat. It is India’s first and largest public health university and is the hub for excellence in public health teaching, public health innovation, research and practice.
About State Health Systems Resource Centre, Gujarat (SHSRC-G)
State Health Resource Centre Gujarat (SHSRC-G) is an autonomous body under the Health & Family Welfare (HFW) Department, Government of Gujarat; set up to provide technical assistance for strengthening health systems and supaporting the department in research, strategy development, program planning, innovation, and documentation. The Institute serves as the apex body for technical and strategic assistance to the Department of Health and family welfare & National Health Mission, Gujarat.
SHSRC undertakes program implementation as well as extends partnerships with various organizations and stakeholders. SHSRC-G also undertakes operational research, supports innovation, and evaluation, and ropes the development of knowledge networks and partnerships by focusing on problem identification, analysis, and problem-solving in the process of implementation.