Location: The Gambia, West Africa
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semesters)

Program Purpose

The HND in Public Health program is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies required to identify, analyze, and manage public health challenges at the community and national levels. The program focuses on disease prevention, health promotion, epidemiology, and environmental health tailored to the health priorities of The Gambia and West Africa.

Program Objectives

  • – Develop knowledge and skills in public health principles, epidemiology, and disease prevention.
  • – Understand and apply health promotion strategies at individual and community levels.
  • – Collect, analyze, and interpret public health data to inform health decisions.
  • – Promote behavioral and environmental changes to improve public health outcomes.
  • – Engage in ethical and culturally sensitive public health practice in diverse communities.

Key Concepts to be Learned

  • – Introduction to public health and global health systems
  • – Communicable and non-communicable diseases
  • – Health promotion and health education
  • – Epidemiology and biostatistics
  • – Environmental and occupational health
  • – Maternal and child health
  • – Health policy and health systems management
  • – Public health ethics and leadership

Curriculum Structure

Semester 1

  • PHL101Introduction to Public Health
  • PHL102Human Anatomy and Physiology I
  • PHL103Principles of Epidemiology
  • GEN101Communication Skills in English
  • GEN102ICT Fundamentals
  • GEN103Research and Study Skills

Semester 2

  • PHL201Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases
  • PHL202Health Promotion and Education
  • PHL203Biostatistics I
  • GEN104Ethics and Entrepreneurship
  • PHL204Environmental Health
  • PHL205Human Anatomy and Physiology II

Semester 3

  • PHL301Maternal and Child Health
  • PHL302Community-Based Health Practice
  • PHL303Occupational and Industrial Health
  • GEN105Research Methods
  • PHL304Public Health Leadership and Communication
  • PHL305Biostatistics II

Semester 4

  • PHL401Global Health and Disease Surveillance
  • PHL402Public Health Law and Policy
  • PHL403Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness
  • PHL404Field Practicum / Internship
  • PHL405Project Work / Capstone
  • GEN106Civic Education and Sustainable Development