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  • Welcome to the

    Discipline of Public Health Medicine

    The forerunner of the Discipline of Public Health Medicine, in the School of Nursing and Public Health at the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine was the Institute of Family and Community Health. Dr Sydney Kark and his team initiated this Institute in 1946.  Public health training was offered to a wide range of professionals from doctors to community workers.

  • Our Vision

    To be the pinnacle of globally competitive and locally relevant public health research and education.

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The Department of Public Health Medicine is part of the School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal. The Department provides undergraduate and postgraduate students a population based perspective on health, healing and society. It draws on policy, management and measurement sciences and is closely linked to health systems and health services.

 The Department provides public health education to undergraduate medical students, registrars in Public Health Medicine (MMED) and the Graduate Programme in Public Health (Post Graduate Diploma(PGDip) and Master of Public Health (MPH)), Masters of Medical Science (MMEDSci) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programs for all health professionals.

Programmes

Postgraduate Programmes

Advance your career through our postgraduate studies, offering specialized training and research opportunities to shape the future of public health.

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Undergraduate Programmes

Begin your Public Health journey with our undergraduate programs designed to build a strong foundation for future leaders in health sciences.

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