About the International Public Health Unit

The International Public Health Unit (IPHU) involves a team comprising researchers and other staff from Monash University (Australia, Malaysia and South Africa campuses). The unit incorporates the research and capacity building programs of the Australian Institute of Health Policy Studies (AIHPS), the Monash Initiative for Global HealthImprovement (MIGHI) and the Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH). The main aim of IPHU is to develop research, education and capacity building programs that improve health and well being related to the origins, prevention and management of chronic non-communicable diseases.

Centres and Units

The IPHU work program also includes the activities of

• Australian Institute of Health Policy Studies (AIHPS): focused on policy and health
• The Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH): focused on public health improvement and capacity building throughout the Asia Pacific Region
• Monash Initiative for Global Health Improvement (MIGHI)
• Circulatory & Associated Conditions in Urban Indigenous Peoples (CCRE)

Education and Skill Development

IPHU is involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and capacity building programs and events in Australia and internationally.