Department Administration:

• The department is administered by department head
• Profile of Head for the department of Public Health

Name: Emiru Adeba Gerbi

Academic Status: MPH

Position: Assistant professor

Field of Specialization: Master of Public Health in General Public Health

Contact address:

• phone number +251911747048 / +251920813963
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Mission of the Department

 “Providing high quality, regionally relevant public health education and training for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Conducting innovative research to address pressing public health problems and providing evidence-based community services. Producing ethical, knowledgeable, competent, and skillful public health professionals who will become leaders in their respective fields through community-based education, collaboration with the community, and partnerships with other stakeholders.”

Vision of the Department

“Aspires to become one among the top 25 leading center of excellence in public health education and service, innovative research, and community engagement in Africa by 2025."

Objectives of the Department

To produce competent Public Health professionals who undertake promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services including management and implementation of PHC services compatible with the needs of the population;

To produce competent graduates who can design and implement public health interventions; can manage health system at the facility, district, regional, national and international level; are able to teach/instruct in public health training programs at higher academic institutions; and who are able to design and implement health research for informed decision making.

To prepare high-level academics and professionals in public health that are essential for contributing to the generation and development of knowledge, for teaching in undergraduate and graduate training programs, for designing and performing independent research; as well as for directing policy development, planning, implementing and analysis of health and health related interventions.

Core values

• Professional ethics, accountability, use of technology, respect, stewardship, integrity, commitment, timeliness, deliverance

Vision

• Wallaga University Institute of Health Science aspires to be the center of excellence in edical care, education, and research in Africa by 2042

Mission

• To provide high quality and cost-effective preventive, curative and primitive health service, give quality health science education, and conduct health researches that address health issues of our community and beyond

Core Values

Respect and Dignity

• Commitment to quality of care
• Compassion
• Improving lives
• Team work
• Every one counts
• Your presence
• Relevance

Wallaga university institute of health sciences was established in 2000E.C. as as faculty of health sciences by launching four programs namely Nursing, Pharmacy, Public health & medical laboratory. The faculty developed to college of medical and health science since 2005.E.C after opening different under & post graduate programs including midwifery in 2003, Medicine in 2004 and masters in public health in weekend programs.

The foundation for Wallaga university referral & teaching hospital was laid on Sene 19/1999 .E.C. by H.E. Abba Dula Gemeda former president Oromia National Regional state and the former speaker of F.D.R.E. house of peoples representative to adress western peoples health & health related problems. The hospital was innagurated on on Gimbot 3/2009 E.C. by H.E Obbo Lema Magarsa  former president Oromia National Regional state & H.E Dr Dereje Duguma former  Oromia Regional  health Beauro &  started providing clinical services as outpatient service,and inpatient services on 203 beds under four major departments by 72 health professionals & 6 admnistrative staffsLater on the college stepped up to institute of health sciences after it owned the referra hospital in 2010 E.C.