This institution of higher learning aims to provide world class academic and research facilities for health professionals and senior managers.
The IbnSina Institute (IPHMS) was founded with the vision to emerge as an academic institution and a center of excellence in the region, and be the first ever Institute of Public Health and Management Sciences in Afghanistan that systematically combines education, training and research in its programs, to prepare faculty and students for diverse and challenging roles in a complex national and global environment.
The IPHMS campus is located in Ahmad Shah Baba Mina, an eastern suburb of Kabul that offers a peaceful environment for education and research, away from the noise and commotion of the city centre. It was constructed by IbnSina after securing a formal agreement and written approval of Ministry of Public Health. The Institute has the following facilities:
Classrooms: It has fully equipped modern classrooms, with efficient heating and cooling systems for use in all weather conditions, and fitted with update training equipment including overhead projectors, multimedia and slide projectors, video camera, and other audiovisual equipment.
Resource Center, Conference Hall and Computer lab: The Institute has a computer lab with internet facilities, which faculty and students can use for research and other study related work, a resource center library and study area, and a conference hall with a capacity of 80 to 100 people.
Practical Training Site: The IbnSina Institute uses the adjacent Ahmad Shah Baba Mena Polyclinic of the Ministry of Public Health, which caters to the primary health care needs of over 100,000 residents of this eastern suburb of Kabul, as a practical training site for training in antenatal, natal and postnatal care at the polyclinic’s 24/7 emergency obstetric care center. The polyclinic has also been used for practical training by participants of Hospital Management, Supervision and Monitoring, HMIS, Applied Epidemiology, Communicable Diseases, Primary Health Care, Health Education and Promotion, infection prevention, Pharmacy Management and many other training courses.
The IbnSina IPHMS has a faculty of experienced and well-qualified Master Degree-holder trainers and up date training curricula for more than 30 different subjects related to Public Health and Management issues which makes IbnSina a unique training institution among all public health and management training institutions in the country.
IPHMS has sub-offices in Hirat, Mazar, Laghman, and Kandahar.
Management of the Institute: The IbnSina IPHMS is managed by a team comprised of the Director of the Institute, Deputy Director, IPHMS faculty members (IPHMS trainers) and Finance Officer and Administrator. The IPHMS management reports directly to the President and CEO of IbnSina Afghanistan.
The Institute has an Academic Review Board comprised of IPHMS senior management and faculty members, and is responsible for all academic matters including course syllabi, examinations, degrees, diplomas, certificates and matters connected therewith. This Board makes all academic decisions and functions as the Institute’s Ethical Review Board.
The IPHMS has established a research unit, as it plans to get more involved in research activities.
The IPHMS also has an external Advisory Committee, which meets twice annually, to review progress of the Institute, share information and expertise, and provide useful advice and support. The committee’s voluntary members have no executive powers and include national and international experts and experienced individuals in various related fields including PHD holders from the USA and other countries around the world.
IPHMS offers over ** different short refresher training courses to health care providers and managers, as well as long term certificate courses in areas such as Business Writing, Public health, and Primary Health Care etc. The Institute is currently offering the second round two-year Masters in Public Health degree course for 22 Afghan health professionals, in collaboration with the Institute of Management Sciences (IMS) Peshawar – an accredited Pakistani higher education institution.
Health and Islam
IbnSina Afghanistan, and its Institute of Public Health and Management Sciences (IPHMS), under the leadership of the organization’s President and CEO, have introduced Islam to the world from a new perspective – as an answer to the health
problems the world faces today.
We believe that Islam is the only way to achieve a truly healthy life as defined by global authorities on the subject, and that a person is healthy in proportion to the extent to which he observes the Islamic principles in his day to day life. Dr. Anwarulhaq Jabarkhail, the initiator of this concept, is out to redefine health in relation to Islam, and has set out to debate his understanding of Islam and health, around the world.
Beginning at home, IbnSina has so far sponsored a series of more than a dozen public conferences and lectures on the topic, with Dr. Jabarkhail presenting the concept and then fielding questions from Muslim and non-Muslim audiences
from all walks of life. He has presented his concept to international students and professionals in Pakistan and India, and plans to reach out to people in other countries in the region, as well as in Europe and America.
Recently IbnSina launched its Health and Islam website, which features discussions and lectures on various related topics.
