Atlantic Philanthropies is one of HSPH’s most important partners and is currently helping the school to improve the quality of training, research and consultancy. Other partners include the Dutch Government ( Project: Training and Managing of primary healthcare for six provinces, 2001-2005); Rockefeller Fund (Program: Public Health Training Program integrated with field site - PHSWOW, supporting field-based training of managing and research capacity for MPH students); Ford Fund (Capacity Building and Improving for Department of Reproduction Health and Department of Social Sciences, funding for Ph.D of social science, coordinating with American Population Council in Program: Capacity Improving for master degree – holding staff,); China Medical Board of New York (Project of capacity building for Chililab staff and supporting Chililab activities); American Center of Diseases Control (CDC) (Project: Capacity Improving for public health sector in HIV-AIDS prevention activities in Vietnam); 6-year learning exchange program with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine under sponsor of British Council. The Rockefeller Fund and China Medical Board of New York are the two main partners and sponsors currently supporting HSPH in establishing Master of Public Health Program in its initial years.

HSPH also coordinates with several universities and organizations from around the world, such as: University of Washington (teaching material development and teaching in injury prevention, training of injury epidemiology for staff), Queensland University of Technology (developing teaching material for bachelor program, teaching staff training, participating in teaching some subjects at HSPH); London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (developing Health Policies subject, developing library and distance learning program). Other partners include, Royal Institute of Tropical Medicine, Holland, American Office of Population Documentation, The Alliance for Safe Children (TASC), University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, University of Auckland, University of Mahidol, and Laos Institute of Public Health. In addition, HSPH also co-operates with many leading experts in public health from various famous universities including Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, University of Tulane, University of North Carolina, University of Massachusetts, and University of Michigan. International activities are very diverse including staff and student exchange, technical support, development of teaching material, training seminars, teaching, research, and training of master and PhD for HSPH.

HSPH is also working with the Laos Government to support capacity building for the public health sector of Laos. At present, HSPH has started recruiting students from Laos and Cambodia to participate in different training programs.