Public Health Foundation of India

Name

Public Health Foundation of India

Legal name

Public Health Foundation of India

Website

https://phfi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Education and Research

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Schools of Public Health (EDAHAGAD)

Keywords

• Public health education
• Public health research
• Capacity building
• Health policy support
• Public health training

Headquarters

HQ city

Haryana

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Academic Programs and Training: Revenue from tuition fees for academic programs offered through IIPHs including postgraduate programs, eLearning courses, and short-term training programs
2. Research Grants and Project Funding: Funding from government agencies (ICMR, MoHFW), international donors (USAID, Global Fund, UNICEF, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), and bilateral/multilateral agencies for research projects and program implementation
3. Donations and CSR Contributions: PHFI receives donations for public health activities, with tax benefits under Section 80G and Section 35(1)(ii) of the Income Tax Act. Corporate partners like JSW Foundation support specific centers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PHFI is a not-for-profit public health foundation that operates a network of six Indian Institutes of Public Health (IIPHs) delivering postgraduate academic programs, eLearning courses, and short-term training for healthcare professionals. It conducts multi-disciplinary public health research through specialized centers, provides technical assistance and policy support to central and state governments, and partners with international agencies to address disease burden, chronic conditions, environmental health, and health system strengthening in India.

Product overview

The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) is a public-private initiative established in 2006 to strengthen training, research, and policy development in public health. PHFI operates a network of six Indian Institutes of Public Health (IIPHs) across India - located in Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Shillong, and Bengaluru. The organization provides educational programs through on-campus, eLearning, and short-term training formats. In June 2025, the PHFI Institute of Public Health Sciences (Hyderabad) was granted Deemed to be University status. PHFI also operates through specialized research centers including the Ramalingaswami Centre for Equity, Centre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries, Centre for Environmental Health, JSW Centre for Climate Change and Health, Injury Prevention Research Centre, and ICMR-Collaborating Centre of Excellence. The organization also maintains internal systems like PAAMS for academic and administrative management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Indian Institutes of Public Health (IIPHs): Network of six public health institutions established by PHFI across India - IIPH Gandhinagar, IIPH Hyderabad, IIPH Delhi, IIPH Bhubaneswar, IIPH Shillong, and IIPH Bengaluru.
• PHFI Centres
• PHFI eLearning
• PHFI Training Division
• Health Promotion Division (HPD)

Products and services

• Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG) India's first Public Health University offering postgraduate public health education and research, established in collaboration with the Government of Gujarat.
• Indian Institute of Public Health Hyderabad (IIPH-H) Public health educational institution dedicated to advancing public health through high-quality education, research, and policy support in India.
• Indian Institute of Public Health Delhi (IIPH-Delhi) Leading academic and research institute strengthening public health capacity in India through postgraduate programs, eLearning, and short-term training for healthcare professionals.
• Indian Institute of Public Health Bhubaneswar (IIPH-B) Public health institute focused on cultivating skilled human resources, generating research evidence, and providing technical support to the Government of Odisha.
• Indian Institute of Public Health Shillong (IIPH-Shillong) Public health institute serving as a regional hub for public health initiatives in the northeastern region of India, offering PG programs in partnership with premier national institutes.
• Indian Institute of Public Health Bengaluru (IIPH-Bengaluru) Public health educational institution offering postgraduate programs for medical officers and staff nurses in Karnataka and surrounding regions.
• PHFI eLearning Platform Online learning management system offering distance and blended learning programs in public health, enabling professionals to access education remotely.
• PHFI Training Division Capacity building service implementing initiatives to upgrade knowledge, skills, and core competencies of healthcare professionals across clinical conditions and public health domains.
• Centre for Environmental Health Research center focusing on environmental health aspects including biological, chemical, physical, social and psychosocial factors; recognized by MoHFW as Centre of Excellence for Climate-Resilient Healthcare.
• Ramalingaswami Centre on Equity & Social Determinants of Health Centre of Excellence focused on training, research, and knowledge translation on equity, gender, and intersectionality in health systems and policy.
• Centre of Chronic Conditions and Injuries (CCCI) Research platform generating knowledge to impact policy and practice for reducing chronic disease burden through Centre for Mental Health and related chronic disease programs.
• JSW Centre for Climate Change and Health Multidisciplinary research hub established as an integrated response to climate change impacts on human health, operating in partnership with JSW Foundation.
• PHFI Injury Prevention Research Centre Research centre focused on reducing avoidable deaths and disabilities from injuries by connecting research, education, and practice to build safer communities.
• PHFI Centre for Developmental and Lifecourse Research Research centre located in Bengaluru focused on understanding how early-life factors shape health trajectories and designing interventions for healthy aging.
• ICMR-Collaborating Centre of Excellence (ICMR-CCoE) Collaborative research centre with the Indian Council of Medical Research conducting public health research in India for a five-year period.
• Health Promotion Division Division focused on advancing evidence-informed health promotion in India and the South-East Asia region through research, advocacy, and intervention design.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained 46,000+ individuals and produced 9,700 graduates through its academic programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Indian Institute of Management RaipurcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2026IIM Raipur jointly offers Certified Digital Health Officer programme with Academy of Digital Health Sciences and PHFI, as part of AI for All Mission launched in May 2026.
• Deakin UniversityflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2026Deakin University joined as founding partner of Research Alliance for Affordable Health (RAAH) Roundtable held in New Delhi, co-hosted with PHFI and University of Copenhagen. Focused on three priority themes: climate change and health, technology-enabled health systems, and health professional education.
• University of CopenhagenflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2026Co-hosted RAAH Roundtable with PHFI and Deakin University, bringing together senior leaders from academia, government, philanthropy and global health across Australia, India and Denmark. Aligned research, policy and investment priorities for 2026-2028.
• ICMR-National Institute of NutritioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2026ICMR-NIN leading the 'Let's Fix Our Food' Consortium alongside UNICEF India and PHFI to address adolescent overweight and obesity in India through food environment transformation.
• Maharashtra GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 March 2026Maharashtra government announced collaboration with PHFI for establishment of Maharashtra Public Health Institution in Nagpur, focusing on epidemiology, disease surveillance, public health research, and health professional training.
• JSW FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJSW Foundation partnered with PHFI to establish JSW Centre for Climate Change and Health at PHFI Headquarters in Delhi NCR, launched in July 2025 as integrated response to climate change impacts on human health.
• Tata Institute of Social SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative for Centre for Environmental Health focusing on environmental health research, training, and capacity building.
• UNICEF IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with ICMR-NIN and PHFI in 'Let's Fix Our Food' Consortium addressing adolescent overweight and obesity in India.
• Academy of Digital Health SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADHS launched 'AI for All' Mission with post-graduate course in Digital Health certified by ADHS, IIM Raipur, and PHFI, targeting digital health accessibility globally by 2028.
• University of SydneycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Sydney committed AU$100,000 towards joint One Health program with PHFI, including research partnerships and knowledge exchange on health resilience.
• Institute of Mahanadi Mahakhandiya Academy of Science and Technology (IMMAST)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaharashtra government signed MoUs with PHFI and IMMAST to strengthen healthcare delivery in Maharashtra.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• University of Sydney School of Public Health: Direct peer in academic ranking category where Prof. Lalit Dandona previously held a Chair and where PHFI now has a joint One Health program (AU$100K funding). Comparable as a research-led public health school with global health focus and similar faculty profiles.
• George Institute for Global Health: Global health research organization with deep India operations (where multiple PHFI senior faculty previously worked, including Prof. Lalit Dandona and Prof. Rakhi Dandona). Competes for the same donor-funded chronic disease and health systems research opportunities in India.
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS): Indian academic institution with overlapping public health and social science programs; PHFI's Centre for Environmental Health is a joint initiative with TISS. Competes for the same postgraduate students in health policy, social sciences, and public health research.
• BRAC University James P Grant School of Public Health: South Asian peer institution based in Bangladesh with a similar mission of training public health professionals for low- and middle-income country contexts. Comparable operating model — public health education + applied research — competing for regional talent and donor funding.

Broad incumbents

• London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: Directly comparable globally ranked School of Public Health — ranked #1 globally in the same 2024 Public Health Academic Ranking where PHFI ranked #2. Operates as the closest reference point for PHFI's academic and research model, though based in the UK with a global footprint.
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Largest and oldest US school of public health with extensive global health research portfolio and country office network — a comparable global public health education and research institution against which PHFI measures its international standing.
• Emory Rollins School of Public Health: Top US school of public health with strong global health, infectious disease, and CDC-adjacent research portfolio. Comparable as a global benchmark for public health education scale, funding mix, and applied research output.
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS): India's premier government medical and public health academic institution. Comparable as a domestic public health education and research authority with stronger clinical focus, competing for the same faculty, government funding, and top students.
• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: Ranked #3 globally in the 2024 Public Health Academic Ranking, immediately behind PHFI. A direct global benchmark for academic quality, faculty prestige, research output, and international student recruitment in public health education.

Others

• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): India's apex government body for biomedical and public health research — both a major funder of PHFI (and partner via ICMR-CCoE designation) and a competitor for large-scale public health research mandates in India.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/PHFICHANNEL
• Xx.com/thePHFI
• Facebookfacebook.com/thePHFI
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/phfi

Compliance2 records

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Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries13 records

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