Postgraduate School
Master of Public Health
MPH
| Name | Status and Qualification | Research Interests |
| I. S. Abdulraheem | Professor & Head of Department. MBBS, MPA (Ilorin); MPH (Lagos); M.Sc. (Ibadan); MD, FMCPH (NPMCN, Lagos); FRIPH (London); Ph.D. (TAU, Central Nicaragua); FAIPH (Ghana) | Epidemiology Diseases Surveillance, Health Emergency, Economics of Health Care Financing leadership and management of Geriatrics |
| T. M. Akande | Professor, MB;BS (ABU, Zaria); M.Sc. (Ilorin); FMCPH (NPMCN, Lagos); MNIM | Health Planning and Management, Health Care Financing and Human Resources for Health |
| G. K. Osagbemi | Professor, MB;BS (Ilorin); M.Comm.H (Ilorin); Dip. Intern. Health, FWACP (W/Africa) | Disasters and Public Health Emergencies, PHC and International Health |
| I. O. Musa | Professor, MB;BS (Ilorin); FMCPH (NPMCN, Lagos); FWACP (W/Africa) | Epidemiology, PHC, Ecology and Health |
| A. G. Salaudeen | Professor, MB;BS (ABU, Zaria); FWACP (W/Africa); FMCPH, MD (NPMCN, Lagos); MPH (Ilorin); FRSPH (UK); Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Medical Sociology and Epidemiology |
| S. A. Aderibigbe | Professor, MB;BS, MPH (Ilorin); FWACP (W/Africa) | Reproductive Health and Public Health Nutrition |
| M. J. Saka | Professor, MB;BS, MPH, MBA, Ph.D., Cert. Health Plan and Mgt. (Ilorin); Dip. Health Systems (Israel); Advanced Dip. Law (Nigeria); FMCPH (NPMCN, Lagos); Cert HMIS (Ilorin); Cert. Health Economics (World Bank) | Health Management & Administration, Health Economics, Health Policy, Public Health Law & International Health. Epidemiology and Surveillance |
| O. A. Bolarinwa | Reader, MB;BS, MPH (Ilorin); FWACP (W/Africa); Ph.D. (UPM, Putra) | Cardiovascular Health, Health Systems Research and Epidemiology |
| M.M.B. Uthman | Reader, MB;BS, MPA, MPH (Ilorin); FWACP (W/Africa); MNIM (Chartered); MSM, Cert. Data Processing& Management Information Systems (Ilorin); Research Synthesis (Cape Town); Cert Advanced Dip in Ethics (NIH, USA); Cert EBHC (Stellenbosch) | Occupational Health, Demography Research Ethic and Evidence- Based Health Care, Environmental Health and Biostatistics |
| Hafsat A. Ameen | Senior Lecturer, MB;BS, MPH (Ilorin); FWACP (W/Africa); Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Public Health Immunology, Health Promotion and Health Communication |
| S.T. Abdulsalam | Lecturer I, MB;BS (Ibadan); MPH (Lagos); FMCPH (NPMCN, Lagos) | Occupational and Environmental Health Epidemiology, Medical Sociology |
| F. Oladiji | Lecturer I, B.Sc., MBChB (OAU, Ile-Ife); MPH (Ilorin); DTM&H (Liverpool); Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Molecular Epidemiology of Viral Infectious Diseases |
| *Olubunmi N. Buhari | Senior Lecturer, BM,BCh (Jos); FWACP (W/Africa) | Community Mental Health |
| *Monioluwa Ernest | Senior Lecturer, BDS (Lagos); M.Comm.H, Cert Health Mgt. (Ilorin); FWACS (W/Africa) | Community Dental Health |
*Lecturers from other departments
B. Introduction
The programme is designed for candidates who wish to deepen their academic knowledge in public health and increase their capacity for higher responsibilities in the field.
C. Philosophy
The philosophy of the programme is the understanding that public health challenges communities/societies face can be unique and are best solved by optimizing local resources including intellectual capacity.
D. Aim and Objectives
The aim of the programme is to prepare graduates for leadership positions in public health policy at national and international levels as well as for academic positions in the field. The objectives of the programme are to:
E. Admission Requirements
F. Duration of the Programme
G. Detailed Course Description
ECH 841 Principles of Epidemiology 2 Credits
Seminars on the purposes, principles and methods of Epidemiology in communicable and non-communicable diseases descriptive, hypothetical and experimental epidemiology. 30h (T); C
ECH 842 Introduction to Medical Statistics 2 Credits
Use of statistics and sources of data. Collection, organisation and summarisation of data. Basic probability concepts. Probability distribution. Sampling distributions. Estimation techniques. Hypothesis testing. 30h (T); C
ECH 843 Community Mental Health and Social Medical Care 2 Credits
Aetiology and distribution of mental illness. Psychoses, neuroses and other psychiatric syndromes. Role of family and community in the treatment and rehabilitation of mentally ill persons. Role of health personnel in community mental health. Community integration. Inequalities and health. Professionals/client relationship. History and philosophy of public health. 30h (T); C
ECH 844 Administrations and Organization of Health Services 2 Credits
Leadership role. Group process. Motivation and communication health organisations. Resources for health services. Organization design: control and information system. 30h (T); C
ECH 845 Primary Health Care 3 Credits
History, philosophy and elements of primary health care. Organization and interplay of different components of PHC. Community involvement and the role of institutions and interest groups on primary health care. 30h (T); 45h (P); C
ECH 846 Ecology of Human Health 2 Credits
Man and the environment. Interaction of population; resources. Environment and man. Carrying capacity: land, energy, mineral resources, food and other renewable resources. Distribution of ecological systems. Population. Sanitation. Biogeo- chemical cycles. Factors influencing the distribution and abundance of plants and animals. Synthesis and solutions. 30h (T); C
ECH 847 Bio-medical Writing 1 Credit
Practical skills in planning, organising and writing articles in line with the demands of scientific journals. 15h (T); C
ECH 848 Research Methodology in Community Health 2 Credits
Research design including sampling techniques. Questionnaire construction and interviewing techniques. Identification and treatment of errors in surveys. Issues of ethics in research. 30h (T); C
ECH 849 Graduate Seminar 2 Credits
Students seminar on the background, origin and setting of any topic in the specialty areas of tropical public health. Community health nutrition. Health education. Medical demography and biostatistics. Health services administration: environmental, industrial/occupational health, chronic and non-communicable diseases. Seminars: short essay on the review of the topic chosen in specialty areas. 90h (P); C
ECH 850 Reproductive Health 2 Credits
Components of reproductive health. Maintaining a healthy reproductive life. Perspective of public health. Epidemiology and control of some common STIs: etiology of selected RTIs, STIs, HIV/AIDS and reproductive cancers. Socio- cultural and economic problems and challenges of reproductive health. Cultural and religious issues in reproductive health. Counselling, education and provision of birth control methods. Legal, ethical, religious issues related to family planning. Population control, family planning methods, sexuality education. 30h (T); C
ECH 851 Principles of Community Nutrition 2 Credits
Relationship of food nutrition. Food classes and classification. Major nutrients as components of balanced food intake. Role of nutrition in the maintenance of health. Malnutrition. Nutrient requirements and dietary allowances. Nutritional diseases. Growth monitoring. Food security. World nutrition. 30h (T); C
ECH 852 Foundation Theories and Principles of Health Education 2 Credits
History. Philosophy and concepts. Learning theories and behavioural science. Foundation of health education and health promotion. 30h (T); C
ECH 853 Principles and Control of Communicable Diseases 2 Credits
Lectures and seminar on disease of major health importance. Study of infectious diseases in developing countries. Rationale for disease control. Principles of disease control. Elimination and eradication. Global disease control initiatives. Disease surveillance systems. 30h (T); E
ECH 854 Applied Nutrition in Community Health 2 Credits
Nutritional assessment. Assessing the nutritional status of individuals and communities: directly, anthropometrically, biochemically, dietary and clinically and indirectly through agricultural production, morbidity and mortality. Nutritional needs in certain specific groups: pregnancy, infancy, childhood, adolescence, old age. 15h (T); 45h (P); E
ECH 855 Principles of Immunology 2 Credits Principles of immunology. Antigen-antibodies structure and interaction. Immunochemistry. Complement immunogenetics. Cell cooperation in immune responses. Circulating and secretary antibodies. Hypersensitivity. Phagocytosis antigenic recognition and carrier effect cellular immunity. Interferon regulation of immune responses and tolerance. Students will be required to submit a grant proposal on any aspect of immunology. 30h (T); E
ECH 856 Immunology of Communicable and Non-communicable Disease 1 Credit
Diseases from immunological point of view: viral diseases, chlamydia infections, measles, candidiasis, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, diphetria, Cholera, Syphilis, Schistosomiasis, cancer, leishmaniasis and leprosy. 15h (T); E
ECH 857 Medical Entomology and Mycology 1 Credit
Taxonomy. Morphology and cultivation of insects and molluscs of medical importance. Ecological, physiological and genetic aspects of control against vectors and molluscs. Transmission of disease by arthropods and molluscs, field trip to a vector control programme will be arranged. 15h (T); E
ECH 858 Epidemiology and Control of Disease Relevant to Tropical Diseases 2 Credits
Problems encountered in the control and eradication of malaria, schistosomiasis, filariasis, trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis and leprosy. Control. 15h (T); 45 (P); E
ECH 859 Public Health Virology 1 Credit
Fundamentals of human virology, virus-host cell interaction. Pathogenesis: chronic and latent infections, epidemiology, environmental factors, host defense mechanisms and community control measures. 15h (T); E
ECH 860 Epidemiology of Sexual Transmitted Infections 1 Credit
Principles. Concepts and components of reproductive health. Religious and cultural barriers to reproductive health care. Epidemiology and social aspects of STIs. Attitudes, perception and practices relating to RH and venereal diseases. Legal and economic aspects of control. 15h (T); E
ECH 861 Demonstration and Review of Cases in Tropical Public Health 1 Credit
Case presentation and demonstration on different tropical diseases. Clinical cases and pertinent features: control, rehabilitation. Seminars will be offered on selected topics of general interest from current periodicals criticising the experimental designs, validity, significance of results and conclusions, organisation and clarity of prevention. 45h (P); E
ECH 862 Community Health Nutrition and Clinical Care 1 Credit
Iatrogenic malnutrition. Principles of therapeutic nutrition in chronic conditions: cardiovascular, gastrointestinal. Surgical renal biliary. 15h (T); E
ECH 863 Individual and Community Health Behavior 2 Credits
Variety of force and conditions influencing individual behavior and community actions. Health and culture. Methods of intervention in behavioral change. Case study review and life simulation exercises. 15h (T); 45h (P); E
ECH 864 Community Intervention Techniques and Group Dynamics in Health Education 2 Credits
Techniques of community change. Community actions. Community development. Social policy and dynamics of human interventions. Influence of leadership on achieving community health goals. Role of patient education and counselling in primary health care. 15h (T); 45h (P); E
ECH 865 Communication Methods in Health Education 2 Credits
Concept of information in various techniques of community in health education practice selected instructional media and development of education materials for the individual, group and community. Behavioural change communication. Use of audio-visuals for health information, education and communication (IEC). Role of media in health education. 30h (T); E
ECH 866 Planning Health Education Programmes 1 Credit
Planning and evaluation. Formulation of specific programme for public health education and design to effective evaluation models. Principles of training programmes as applied to professional and community settings. Organisation and administration of health education services. Collection, analysis and interpretation of qualitative data using focus group discussion, rapid community profile and in-depth/key informant interviews. 15h (T); E
ECH 867 Health and Vital Statistics 2 Credits
Sources of demographic statistics: census, registration, surveys. Basic demographic measures: rates, ratio and proportion. Population pyramid: measures of mortality, fertility, morbidity. Rates adjustment techniques: direct and indirect standardization. Life table techniques. 30h (T); E
ECH 868 Demography and Public Health 2 Credits
Introduction to demographic concepts. Sources of demographic data: civil registration, census, survey, fertility and its measurement. Stable population and population models: population estimates and projections. Population dynamics, population pyramids, demographic transition, population and health. Life table techniques. 15h (T); 45h (P); E
ECH 869 Advanced Statistical Methods in Community Health Research 2 Credits
Analysis of variance. Simple linear regression and correlation. Multiple regression analysis. Non- parametric techniques. 15h (T); 45h (P); E
ECH 870 Principles of Public Health Administration and Management 2 Credits
History and definition of management/administration. Management theories. Management skills and techniques and their relevance to public health. Principles of organisation of health care delivery services. 30h (T); E
ECH 871 Public Health Laws and International Health Regulations 2 Credits
Application of law and legislative process to policy health care delivery system. Principles and practice of international health regulations. Consumer involvements and accessibility to health delivery system. Concept of SERVICOM. 30h (T); E
ECH 872 Economy and Evaluation of Health Systems 2 Credits
Economic aspect of production, distribution and organisation of health services. Supply and demand of medical care facilities. Markets of health manpower, financing, cost-benefit analysis and problems of health planning. Purposes and procedures of evaluation methods in health programmes. Uses and limitations of evaluation methods. 30h (T); E
ECH 873 Introduction to Environmental Health 1 Credit
Definition and scope of environmental health, different components of environmental health. Environmental sanitation: disposal of wastes, water supplies, housing, food sanitation, personal hygiene, vectors, atmospheric gases and general environment. 15h (T); E
ECH 874 Political Analysis of Health Care Systems 2 Credits
Political and bureaucratic considerations and outcome of health programmes. Consequences of department, agency, institution and individual actions on health care. Planning an effective implementation of health programmes. 30h (T); E
ECH 875 Water Supply and Disease Associated with Water 1 Credit
Water supply sources. Processing and distribution of water for municipal use. Quality standards for water supplies. Physical, chemical and biological qualities of water. Current technologies treatment of water. Diseases associated with water. 45h (P); E
ECH 876 Environment Housing and Health 1 Credit
Housing and transmission of diseases: household health habits, physiological and psychological needs. Urban and rural housing. Characteristics of tropical and non- tropical housing. Concepts of zoning and town planning. 15h (T); E
ECH 877 Introduction to Occupational/Industrial Health 1 Credit
History of occupational medicine. Structure of industry. Occupational hygiene, disease and toxicology. Occupational health organisation. Ergonomics. Industrial relations. Community and occupational health rehabilitation. 15h (T); E
ECH 878 Environmental Pollution 1 Credit
Disposal of waste matter. Solid waste management. Air, domestic and industrial pollution. Noise: sources, effects, managements and control. Environmental radiation, problems associated with contamination of air, water and food supplies. Community control of population. 15h (T); E
ECH 879 Work and Health 1 Credit
Influence of work on health, industry and agriculture. Diseases and injuries associated with selected occupations on land, sea and space. Musculo-skeletal problems in industry. Mental problems in relation to work. 15h (T); E
ECH 880 Epidemiology of Oral Disease 2 Credits
Dental epidemiology: surveys, clinical trials and methodology. Problems intrinsic to dental research. Dental caries. Periodontal diseases. Oral cancer. Malocclusion and indices of health. 30h (T); E
ECH 881 Emergency, Accidents and Disasters 2 Credits
Ecology of disasters and accidents: types, phase, frequency and trends. Effects of disasters on health. Communicable diseases: environmental risks, food shortages, psychological and emotional problems. Disaster operation: survey services and coordination. Disaster management: nursing, management of mass causalities, hospital organisation, ambulatory care, drug and medical supplied. Role of international organisations. 30h (T); E
ECH 882 Cancer Epidemiology 2 Credits
Trends. Geographic and demography patterns of morbidity and mortality of tumors. Concepts of tumor registry. Contemporary issues in cancer aetiology: occupation, environment, life styles and genetics. Cancer screening and prevention. 30h (T); E
ECH 883 Epidemiology of Cardio-Vascular Diseases 2 Credits
Natural history. Risk factors. Clues to pathogenesis and prevention of coronary heart disease. Hypertension. Rheumatic fever. Rheumatic heart disease. Cardiomyopathies, stroke and death. Cardio-vascular implications of diabetes and smoking: obesity as a risk factor. Life styles and other changing trends in developing countries. 30h (T); E
ECH 884 Epidemiology and Diseases of the Elderly and the Disabled 2 Credits
Problems of ageing. Nature of the older population. Economic, social, financial, moral and programmatic issues in the planning and implementation of health care for aged. Critiques of major health and social service programmes. Role of family set up and the communities. Analysis of home care. Nursing homes and other programmes for the elderly. 30h (T); 45h (P); E
ECH 885 Cross-National Perspective of Health and Social Welfare 2 Credits
Influence of modernisation and urbanisation of the health and economic security of individuals and families. Unemployment, accidents and disease disability. Evaluation of health and social welfare programmes and services. 30h (T); E
ECH 886 Field Posting/MOH Posting 8 Credits
Medical officer of health posting to LGA for 8 – 12 weeks. Students are expected to carry out community entry activities, community diagnosis, community mapping, proffer solutions to identified community problems, mobilise resources to solve community problems, provide healthcare services, activation/reactivation of ward development committees. 360h (P); C
ECH 887 Social and Rehabilitative Medicine 2 Credits
Introduction to social rehabilitative medicine. Personality traits. Concept of handicap, impairment and disability. Social-cultural factors affecting health and diseases. Social class and its implication on health. Care of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). Social aspects of HIV/AIDS and other non-communicable diseases. 30h (T); E
ECH 899 Dissertation 6 Credits
Original research on a topic to be approved and supervised primarily by the department. Submission and oral examination of the dissertation. 270h (P); C
All core courses are required to be passed at a minimum score of 50%. M.Comm.H students will not go on the Field Posting (ECH 886) while it is compulsory for the MPH students. A minimum of 46 credit units are required for graduation for the MPH students comprising 38 credits from the core courses and 8 credits from elective courses while the M.Comm. H students require 38 credits to graduate comprising 30 credits from the core courses and 8 credits from elective courses. The first 12 months are for the course work and examinations in both programmes. The next 3 months are for field postings and experiences for MPH students during which they are posted to Primary Health Care departments at the
Local Government (LGA) level and they also collect data for their dissertations. The M.Comm.H students are not required to undergo the LGA posting. During the last 3 months, both MPH and M.Comm.H students are expected to prepare their dissertation reports and partake in the final project defense.
I. Summary
Core Courses for MPH:
ECH 841 (2), 842 (2), 843 (2), 844 (2), 845 (3), 846 (2), 847 (1), 848 (2), 849 (2), 850 (2),
851 (2), 852 (2), 886 (8), 899 (6) = 38 Credits
Core Courses for M.Comm.H:
ECH 841 (2), 842 (2), 843 (2), 844 (2), 845 (3), 846 (2), 847 (1), 848 (2), 849 (2), 850 (2),
851 (2), 852 (2), 899 (6) = 30 Credits
Elective Courses:
ECH 853 (2), 854 (2), 855 (2), 856 (1), 857 (1), 858 (2), 859 (1), 860 (1), 861 (1), 862(1),863 (2), 864 (2), 865 (2), 866 (1), 867 (2), 868 (2), 869 (2), 870 (2), 871 (2), 872 (2), 873(1), 874 (2), 875 (1), 876 (1), 877 (1), 878 (1), 879 (1), 880 (2), 881 (2), 882 (2), 883(2), 884 (2), 885(2) , 887 (2)
8 Credits
MPH Total = 46 Credits
M.Comm.H Total = 38 Credits
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