| Addis Continental Institute of Public Health | |
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| Established | 2006 |
| Type | Institute |
| Director | Yemane Berhane (Prof.) |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Website | http://www.addiscontinental.edu.et/ |
Addis Continental Institute of Public Health (AC-IPH) is an independent center of excellence for public health research and training. It was established in mid 2006 by highly qualified health experts to provide technical services and training in major health issues in Africa. The Institute is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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ACIPH supports the attainment of healthier life for Africans by establishing and maintaining centers of excellence for health training and strategic health information to enhance the quality of health services and promote evidence based public health practices.
ACIPH is committed to improving the health of the African population by enhancing the implementation capacity organizations dealing in public health and related issues in the government, non-governmental and private sectors through training, research and technical assistance. ACIPH provides short term training, assists in generating strategic information through research, monitoring and evaluation, and establishing routine database systems. ACIPH provides consultancy services in the area of public health training, research and services. Medium and long term trainings leading to acquiring masters and PhD degrees shall be offered in collaboration with national and international academic institutions. The Institute strives to support organizations in achieving their mission by offering timely need based quality professional services. It focuses on major public health problems of the continent such as reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. It deals with emerging and re-emerging public health problems as and when necessary. It provides training and technical assistance in methodological issues such as data management, analysis and report writing based on both quantitative and qualitative research approaches.
ACIPH maintains high ethical and moral standards, respect social norms, and believes in equality and mutual respect. The Institute offers high standard of service to its clients and comfortable working environment for its employees. It strives to support community and public initiatives in advancing public health by actively supporting professional and community organizations striving for a healthier life for Africans.
The Institute has highly qualified core technical experts and a number of associate consultants in the various fields of health and social sciences. The Institute has over 45 full time technical and administrative staff, and over 80 trained field research workers. The data management unit is also staffed with well trained and experienced persons.
ACIPH is located in a very convenient area of Addis Ababa in Kirkos sub-city. The office is equipped with computers and printers; photocopy machine; communication services including high speed broadband Internet, telephone and fax; data and documentation center; and a vehicle. The Institute has about three floor space on a modern building (Tibebu Building). A training/workshop/seminar room with modern visual aid facilities that can accommodate up to 80-90 persons is available. The Institute documentation center has useful reference materials.
The Institute can offer any professional/technical services and trainings in the area of public health on demand basis. Some of the activities are:
The Institute derives its finance from the services and trainings it offers. Research and development grants could be another source of revenue.