WELCOME FROM THE DEAN

Dear colleagues, students and international friends,

Established in 2001 in a field that is still new, especially for undergraduate training, the Hanoi School of Public Heath (HSPH) found itself challenged with many urgent and difficult tasks that all needed to be completed with high quality.  However, with great efforts, the School has step by step overcome these challenges and proved itself viable.
Starting with a small number of permanent staff, our faculty now includes over 60 lecturers who hold masters and doctorate degrees from leading universities of the world. Having begun with small-scale research, the School has now carried out large research projects with nation-wide coverage, some of them considered the largest in the world at their time. As a result, HSPH has become a leading public health research center.  From a single specialist training program, the School has grown to include decent undergraduate and graduate programs. HSPH is also considered a leading institution in international relations. As a result of these international relations, the school has been able to invest more significantly in faculty and program development as well as to strengthen its effective and interactive working environment.
Moreover, aware of the importance of developing the whole system, the School has played a significant role in organizing and running the Vietnam Public Health Association (VPHA). With such a scale and speed of development, the School has received great attention and encouragement from the Vietnamese government, through the Ministry of Health. The school has obtained approval to build the second campus and will receive funding for its construction. Its field laboratory in Chi Linh, Hai Duong, has been admitted to the INDEPTH network.
The School's development strategy focuses on the quality of its programs with the expectation that in five years, a high standard training environment will be completely formed and operated. This will make the School a reliable international training center for Public Health.

Dr. Le Vu Anh, Assoc. Prof

 

BRIEF HISTORY

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In order to help develop modern public health as a new agent of change in Vietnam for the protection of people’s health, on April 26, 2001, the Prime Minister issued Decree number 65/2001/QD-TTg, which established the Hanoi School of Public Health.

 

 

Some Milestones:
1990: The first Department of Public Health was established with the participation of three academic institutions: the School of Health Management, Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology of Hanoi Medical University and the Center of Human Resources in Health (the precursor of the Institute of Health Strategy and Policy). The department office was placed in the School of Health Management (SHM).  Also in 1996, having met all the criteria for a college of public health, SHM became a member of the Asian Pacific Association of Public Health Colleges (APAPHC).   

1995: Recognizing the growing needs for a contingent of modern public health professionals, the Ministry of Health decided to increase SHM's capacity, especially its human resources. Many young potential staff were selected and trained abroad with the financial support of the Rockefeller Foundation (RF) and the China Medical Board of New York (CMB). The Masters of Public Health curriculum outline was compiled with the help of CMB, APAPHC and the particularly valuable input of five deans of five Public Health schools in America, Australia, Singapore and Thailand.

1996:  The Masters of Public Health (MPH) curriculum was fully developed with the help of the RF and the CDC.  The MPH curriculum was approved by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education and Training and SHM was allowed to pilot the first MPH course in Vietnam. This 24 student program was considered to be quite large for a pilot program.

Since 1996: With the support of CMB, RF, CDC Atlanta and Tulane University, the School has reached a remarkable level of development. Building the capacity of  staff has been considered very important and has achieved  by sending many staff members to study in respected Public Health Universities around the world where they are able to enhance their working knowledge of Public Health and ultimately gain a higher academic degree. Eight field sites and two epidemiologic field laboratories have been established in Hanoi, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, and Hoa Binh. The school has been training successfully the Masters of Public Health with the skill and Public Health School With Out Walls (PHSWOW) approach.

Recently, the School has taken on a larger scale of activities and is now coordinating its efforts with almost all of the medical training institutions throughout the country and encouraging the active participation of alumni. Active cooperation programs have been carried out with some of the world’s leading public health institutions including Tulane, Emory, Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, and others.

 

 

INFRASTRUCTURE

The total area of the school is 15,600 square meters, of which 11, 000 m² are occupied by the campus and administrative areas, and 4,600 m² are used for living quarters.
The campus consists of a 2, 000 m², five-story building with lecture halls and class rooms fully equipped with modern audio-visual facilities for interactive teaching and learning activities. To aid in teaching, learning and science research activities, a computer room containing 30 work stations is available for students and teachers. Also available for use is a well-equipped language lab with 30 individual private learning stations. To suit the needs of more independent students, a self-access center with Internet Is open to students.
The administration area includes the faculty and department offices that are located in two three-story buildings of about 2, 000 m². All the offices are equipped with computers and communication facilities. The school also has a wireless internet network which can be used for teaching and learning activities.
The school also has a library on campus containing a large number of Public Health reference books, CD-ROMs with Medline and Popline databases that are updated quarterly, and E-documents that are always handy for quick reference. The school library contains the highest quality public health textbooks available in the country.
Trips to the field are regularly encouraged and transportation is provided to the field sites for students to facilitate these trips. Other student services include the 2,500 square meter, 60-room dormitory contained within the campus that is comfortable enough to welcome both Vietnamese and foreign students for study and research in the capital city of Hanoi.

For further information:

Hanoi School of Public Health
138 Giang Vo, Ba Đinh,
Hanoi, Vietnam
Phone: (84-4) 266 2299/
Fax: (84-4) 266 2385
Website: www.hsph.edu.vn

 

 

 

FUTURE