A Ph.D. in Public Health is deemed essential, not only for Zambia but worldwide, as it enables its graduates to ensure alertness, prevention, and efficient response to disease transmission and outbreaks (pandemics) as well as support disease surveillance.

This Doctor of Public Health program offers an in-depth exploration of emerging trends, research methodologies, and critical issues in public health. Through comprehensive studies in epidemiology, environmental health, global health, and policy evaluation, students develop practical skills to contribute meaningfully to public health knowledge and practice.

The Public Health program is designed to advance the professional development of experienced professionals in the Health arena by extending their knowledge base and equipping them with broad research and analytical skills, enabling them to make a key leadership contribution to their fields.

In light of the recent health crisis that is likely to change the way public health is implemented, the thesis of this research program should define public health functions, practices, programs, and measures. Discuss the organization and infrastructure of a modern and efficient healthcare system within a welfare system, the historical context, and future challenges. The final thesis should provide a comprehensive description of basic public health services, how public health services are delivered,d and how managed care affects public health.

As an experienced public health practitioner and student in SPH's DrPH program, you will get the advanced training and credentials you need to move into a leadership position, whatever your speciality area within public health. In this practice-oriented, interdepartmental program, you will learn to develop, implement, and evaluate national and global public health programs and policies.

The Epidemiology PhD program provides advanced professional training in epidemiology to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for leadership in epidemiologic research and methodology. The goal of the doctoral program is to educate candidates to become independent, productive, and creative research scientists in epidemiology.

The Ph.D. in epidemiology provides students with advanced training in epidemiological methods and prepares them for careers in research, teaching and applied public health. The program is designed to support students with some experience in public health who seek additional training related to research methods and their application to population health. Sample areas of focus include cancer, cardiovascular disease and injury epidemiology, among others. Areas of focus are driven by faculty research interests and admission to the Ph.D. program requires matching an applicant’s research interests with a faculty member. All students receive research and/or teaching assistantships.

The Ph.D. degree in Public Health bridges public safety and health career pathways to address a nationwide shortage of public health workers.

The activities of the doctoral program in "Neglected and Poverty-related Parasitic Diseases in a One Health perspective" (NePParD) address a current global health theme, involving human and animal health, shared across various scientific areas (Biological, Chemical, Medical, and Veterinary Sciences). They aim to contribute to the objectives of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), particularly in the environmental transition, as well as to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Health and Well-Being), and the World Health Organization's Roadmap "Ending NTDs 2021-2030" for the control and elimination of neglected and poverty-related parasitic diseases (NPRPD). These issues also place the doctoral program within the scope of development cooperation activities and science diplomacy.

Students who complete the PhD program will gain knowledge in probability, statistical inference, and hypothesis testing, the design and conduct of experimental and epidemiological studies, statistical computation, and data analysis.

Transform Yourself Into a Public Health Specialist With a Doctor of Public Health & Administration Degree.

The doctorate of the Graduate Program in Parasitology at Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais has stood out in the training of qualified human resources to work in different areas of parasitology, in search of solutions to different problems in the Brazilian reality, since parasitology transcends academic interest, constituting the fundamental base for the establishment of public health policies.