KINSHASA SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Name

KINSHASA SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Legal name

Ecole de Santé Publique de Kinshasa

Website

https://espkinshasa.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Schools of Public Health (EDAHAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Administration & Health Policy Schools (MHA/MPH Policy) (EDAHAGAL), Nutrition & Dietetics Schools (EDAHAGAK), Global Health & School Health Partnerships (WASH, Nutrition, SRH) (EDADALAH)

Keywords

• Public health education
• Graduate degree programs
• Field epidemiology training
• Health policy research
• Professional short courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Kinshasa

HQ country

Congo - Kinshasa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Academic Tuition Fees: The school charges tuition fees for degree programs including Master in Public Health. Fees vary by program type: 12,600 USD for internat (boarding) and 6,200 USD for externat (non-boarding) for certain programs.
2. Research Grants and Donor Funding: Funded through international development partners including USAID, European Union (RIPSEC project), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (ALAMIME project), DFID/Future Health Systems. Provides research scholarships to students and supports institutional capacity building.
3. Short Course and Professional Training Programs: Offers fee-based short courses in specialized areas including epidemiology, clinical research methods, data analysis, vaccination management, infection prevention and control, and One Health approaches.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

The Kinshasa School of Public Health delivers graduate and doctoral education (Master in Public Health, PhD), specialized diplomas across departments (Nutrition, Environmental Health, Community Health, Health Policy), and short professional courses in epidemiology, vaccination management, infection prevention, data analysis, and One Health. The institution also conducts applied public health research through programs such as RIPSEC, PRECOSAN, and ALAMIME, supported by international development partners and digital learning platforms.

Product overview

KINSHASA SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH is an academic institution within the University of Kinshasa offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs and research services. The core offerings include undergraduate to doctoral degree programs in public health specialties (Nutrition, Environmental Health, Community Health, Health Policy), supplemented by professional short courses delivered through both in-person and online platforms. Technology-enabled learning is supported through a Moodle-based LMS platform and a MOOC portal for open online courses. The institution conducts significant public health research through specialized programs including RIPSEC (evidence-based health policies), PRECOSAN (health economics), and ALAMIME (malaria leadership training). Additional digital tools include an SDG monitoring dashboard and a digital library catalog. Research activities span epidemiological surveillance, vaccination programs, non-communicable diseases, nutrition, and environmental health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ALAMIME: African Leadership And Management Training for Impact in Malaria Eradication - a training program supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• RIPSEC
• FELTP
• Centre de Recherche Patrick Kayembe

Products and services

• Master in Public Health (MPH) and Doctoral Degree Programs Graduate-level academic degree programs (Master and PhD) in public health disciplines offered to medical doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals from across DRC and the region. Programs are delivered on-campus at the University of Kinshasa Faculty of Medicine with field research placements.
• Short Courses and Professional Training Fee-based professional development courses for government health program managers, clinicians, and researchers covering epidemiology, vaccination management, data analysis, clinical research methods, infection prevention, and One Health. Courses are delivered on-campus and via digital platforms.
• FELTP / FETP (Field Epidemiology Training Program) Field Epidemiology Training Program providing specialized training in epidemiology and disease surveillance for frontline public health workers, including outbreak response support (e.g., Ebola in Northeast DRC, cholera response).
• ALAMIME (African Leadership And Management for Impact on Malaria Eradication) Inter-country training program focused on leadership and management skills for malaria eradication, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and hosted regionally with participants from multiple African countries.
• RIPSEC (Renforcement Institutionnel pour des Politiques de Santé Basées sur des Evidences au Congo) EU-funded institutional strengthening project implementing evidence-based health policy research and capacity building across four DRC research institutions (ESP UNIKIN, ESP UNILU, ERSP BUKAVU, INRB) since 2016.
• PRECOSAN (Programme de Recherche Congolais en Economie de la Santé) Research program focused on health economics research and capacity building in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• Centre de Recherche Patrick Kayembe Specialized research center established in collaboration with Tulane University conducting public health research including family planning and disease surveillance in DRC.
• MOODLE ESPK Learning Management System Learning management system used by ESPK for online course delivery and management of educational content for enrolled students.
• MOOC Platform (Cours Libre Ouvert en Ligne) Massive Open Online Course platform providing open access to public health courses for professionals and students.
• SDG Monitoring Dashboard (Dashboard ODD) Dashboard for monitoring Sustainable Development Goals, providing data visualization and tracking of SDG indicators relevant to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• ESP Library OPAC Digital Catalog Digital library and OPAC catalog providing access to academic resources, theses, and research publications for students and researchers affiliated with KSPH.

Quantifiable outcome

• Established in 1984, the school has trained multiple generations of public health professionals serving across DRC
• +2 more outcomes

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Karolinska Institutet (Sweden)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2020Medical university collaboration started in 2020 under SDGCap project. Jointly working on establishing an Excellence Centre for Sustainable Development and 100 PhD training program over 10 years.
• Tulane University - School of Public Health and Tropical MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed the consortium of American universities that coordinated the establishment of KSPH in 1984. Ongoing collaboration includes the joint establishment of Centre de Recherche Patrick Kayembe and academic exchange programs.
• Suez Canal University (Egypt)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for NCD training program. EFPH/KSPH participates alongside 19 African country representatives.
• WHO (World Health Organization)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical collaboration on vaccination program training, WHO guidelines adoption, and WHO Emergency Situational Reports. Supported short course on vaccination management.
• Africa CDCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContinental health agency collaboration including hosting training sessions and joint responses to health emergencies including cholera outbreaks.
• University of Bergen (Norway)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in GROWNUT consortium providing PhD training in nutrition and public health. Organizes exchange programs covering Stata, experimental epidemiology, and observational epidemiology.
• Action Contre la Faim (ACF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing EFRAMAS project - randomized non-inferiority study on reduced-dose ready-to-use therapeutic food for severely malnourished children. Expected to produce a PhD from UNIKIN by 2024.
• CDC Atlanta / CDC RDCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on PHIA (Population-based HIV Impact Assessment) survey preparations and other public health surveillance initiatives.
• ICAP Columbia UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for PHIA survey implementation and HIV research activities in DRC.
• University of KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution in GROWNUT consortium for PhD training in nutrition research.
• Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (Tanzania)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution in GROWNUT consortium for regional doctoral training in nutrition.
• AFROHUN (Africa One Health University Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne Health initiative collaboration including annual planning workshops and field epidemiology training.
• African HubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork coordinated by Future Health Systems for sharing health systems research across African institutions.
• AMMnet (Applied Malaria Modelling Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical partnership supporting national workshop on malaria analytics and modeling in collaboration with NMCP.
• University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent institution providing administrative framework, facilities within Faculty of Medicine, and connection to other academic departments including Clinical Sciences and Public Health.
• AFNETminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerField deployment of epidemiology students for Ebola response activities in North-East DRC.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine: Founding consortium partner of KSPH with virtually identical tropical-medicine and public health mandate; directly comparable in course structure, alumni network role and USAID-funded history.
• London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: Globally leading school of public health and tropical medicine offering MPH/PhD programs, executive short courses and tropical disease research - directly comparable in academic mission, degree portfolio and donor-funded research model.
• Makerere University School of Public Health: Uganda's flagship school of public health offering MPH, PhD, and CDC-style FETP training - directly comparable as the East African equivalent anchor institution with similar regional leadership and donor-funded research.
• University of Cape Town School of Public Health: Leading African school of public health with multi-disciplinary MPH/PhD portfolio, health systems research and international development funding - comparable in mission, regional prestige and research output.
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Premier US school of public health with full MPH/PhD/DrPH offerings, online learning, and large global-health research portfolio - comparable in academic breadth, tuition-funded model and international development partnerships.
• Karolinska Institutet - Department of Global Public Health: Swedish medical university department that runs the SDGCap partnership with KSPH (PhD and Excellence Centre); directly comparable in global public health training, epidemiology and research specialisation.
• Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences: Tanzania's main health professions university and a GROWNUT consortium partner with KSPH; directly comparable as a regional public-health training and research institution.

Others

• Africa CDC: Continental health agency that is both a partner and potential customer of KSPH training programs; comparable as an African public-health ecosystem leader but in a coordinating rather than educational role.

Emerging players

• African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC): Continental African research organisation that awarded KSPH's 2023 scientific poster recognition; offers overlapping health systems and population-health research with strong donor funding.
• Rwanda School of Public Health: Newer (established 2010s) but rapidly scaling Central African public health school backed by key global health funders - comparable in mission and increasingly competing for the same donor pools and students in the region.

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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