HSA

The Health Services Academy (HSA) in 2018 became is the first Degree Awarding Institute (DAI) of Public Health Sciences in Pakistan. It was established as an in-service training institution in 1988 by the Ministry of Health. However, in 2002 HSA was granted status of an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Health. After the 18th amendment HSA was placed under the Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination. Since its beginning HSA has been striving to excel in meeting human resources needs of Public Health. Over the years HSA has succeeded in establishing itself as an institute of higher learning and research in niche areas of New Public Health. In 1996 HSA launched its Master's in Public Health (MPH) program to train direly needed future health managers in Pakistan. This one year degree program was upgraded into a two year Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) program in 2006. This was a key initiative of HSA to align its academic with international..

Also known as: Health Services Academy

Primary location: Islamabad