PhD in Public Health

Public health in Pakistan is a need for the country where issues related to social and behavioral sciences, essential nutrition, policy issues, and health communication have been highly neglected. DUHS offers a Ph.D. program in Public Health at the School of Public Health (SPH). SPH’s academic activities involve not only the essential public health disciplines of biostatistics and epidemiology but also includes social and behavioral sciences, health policy and management, and nutritional sciences, where SPH is a pioneering School to offer such programs, with qualified faculty.

The Ph.D. program in Public Health is designed to equip researchers and future leaders of healthcare with a profound understanding of the high prevalence of communicable and non-communicable diseases in our community. By obtaining a doctorate in Public Health, graduates can gain experience and knowledge to improvise the healthcare sector in Pakistan that needs intellectual and influential leaders.