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Welcome Message

Public health is the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of society.  Simply, public health promotes and protects the health of people and the communities where they live, learn, work and play.  Public health professionals engage in activities which advocate for and promote policies that encourage healthy lifestyles, research in diseases, detection and prevention of injuries, and control of diseases.

Public health practice is concerned with the process of mobilizing local, state, national and international resources to assure the conditions in which all people can be healthy and access healthcare timely when needed. Public health can equally be described as what we as a society do collectively to ensure that the environment in which live, learn, work, and play is the one which can support good health and wellness necessary for the enjoyment of life and useful productive activity.

Public health has to do with timely identification of risk factors to the optimal health status of populations, empowerment of populations and segments thereof at risk of morbidity and premature death to assume responsibility for the promotion and maintenance of optimal health through the purposive provision, efficient management, and effective implementation of technologies and services.

Many of the public health’s duties are the health issues that confront our daily lives like protecting our drinking water, maintaining a clean environment and waste disposal, ensuring car and road safety, providing vaccinations against diseases and epidemics, safer foods etc.

At the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, our public health curriculum is built on the major tenets of Public Health Science and in accordance with the National Universities Commission (NUC) Basic Academic Standards (BMAS). Our curriculum is drawn from a vast spectrum of disciplines and knowledge area including but not limited to epidemiology, biostatistics, social sciences, basic & applied sciences, humanities, physiology and anatomy, community medicine, law and ethics, computer science and application, management, pharmacology etc.

Through a combination of practical experience and academic rigour, our programmes in public health prepare graduates and equip them with the knowledge and skills to:

  1. Assess the health needs of diverse communities/populations;
  2. Plan, implement and evaluate collaborative health promotion and disease prevention programs;
  3. Assess the health needs of diverse communities/populations;
  4. Plan, implement and evaluate collaborative health promotion and disease prevention programs;
  5. Recommend and execute health intervention programs to address specific community health needs;
  6. Facilitate and build local community capacity to solve public health problems through partnership and collaboration with other agencies and so on.
 

Career Opportunities

Job opportunities for graduates of Public Health are abundant and competitive. Graduates can find jobs in both the private and public sector, including the options of self-employment. Depending on the level of exposure and education in the field, the following are jobs are available for public health professionals:

Epidemiologist, Health educator, Disease control specialist, Community health coordinator, Health Programme Coordinators, Environmental Health Career, Dental hygienist/Technologist, Public Health Physician, Researcher, Lecturer, Public Health Consultant. Director of mental health, Disease Intervention Specialist, Outreach Coordinator, HIV/AIDS Prevention Coordinator, Patients Care Coordinator, Health Planner, Public Health Adviser and many others. International job opportunities are available with the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF), World Bank, United Nations Organization (UNO), United Nations High Commission on Refugees, etc. Many other job opportunities are available with Non-government Organization or charitable foundations in Nigeria and overseas. Public health graduates with a special passion for certain health concerns can found their own non-profit or charitable foundations to advance a course.

Philosophy

The philosophy of the Public Health programme in FUTO is to provide a broad-based academic, professional training and competence that reflect the emphasis on the current national control and preventive health care system and services.

Aims and Objectives

The aims and objectives of FUTO Public Health programme are to:

  • Enable the students to acquire competencies in Public Health, carry out community diagnosis, immunization, community mobilization, health education/ promotion and apply statistical and mathematical methods to the design and analysis of public health problems.
  • Enable students to conduct Public Health/ biomedical research, nutrition and growth monitoring, environmental monitoring and disease surveillance.
  • Prepare public health professional to take up effective leadership and management position in the community, workplaces, school settings and health centres/institutions.

Programme of Study

The Department of Public Health FUTO offers sound undergraduate programme courses in Public Health as well as postgraduate courses leading to the award of Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Public Health, Masters in Public Health (MPH), and PhD in Public Health.

At MPH and PhD level, available options include; Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Environmental Health & safety, Health Promotion and Disease Control.

Meet Our Team

S/NNAMEDESIGNATION
1Rev. Sr. Prof. Evangeline T. OparaochaProfessor
2Dr Chimezie C. IwualaHOD DNT & (Senior Lecturer, PHT Dept.)
3Dr Eunice A. NwokeAssoc. Professor (HOD)
4Prof. Agwu N. AmadiProfessor
5Prof. Ikechukwu N. S. DozieProfessor
6Prof. Okwuoma C. AbanobiProfessor
7Dr Salome N. O. IbeSenior Lecturer
8Dr Chima O. EmeroleSenior Lecturer
9Dr Mrs Blessed NworuhSenior Lecturer
10Dr Benjamin O. NwankwoLecturer I
11Dr Francisca A. OnyeochaLecturer I
12Mr Eno AjuoguLecturer II
13Dr Uchechukwu M. ChukwuochaLecturer II
14Dr Joakin C. NwaokoroLecturer II
15Dr Mrs Chinasa O. A. AmadiLecturer II
16Dr Casmir C. I. EbirimLecturer II
17Dr Mayowa M. OyewaleAssistant Lecturer
18Dr Godwin O. UdujihAssistant Lecturer
19Dr Chike C. A. OkerekeAssistant Lecturer
20Dr Chinyere R. NwufoLecturer
21Dr Charles C. OnohLecturer
22Dr Raymond O. ChimezieLecturer
23Greg N. IwuohaAssistant Lecturer
24Ugonma W. DozieAssistant Lecturer
25Somtochukwu M. OrjiAssistant Lecturer
26Judith C. EzeloteGraduate Assistant

Undergraduate Courses

100 Level

Ist Semester

CourseCodeUnit
BIOLOGY FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE IBIO 101/103
GENERAL CHEMISTRY ICHM 101
ENGINEERING DRAWINGENG 103
INTRODUCTION TO FRENCHFRN 101
INTRODUCTION TO IGBO GRAMMARIGB 101
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS IMTH 101
GENERAL PHYSICS IPHY 101

2nd Semester

CourseCodeUnit
BIOLOGY FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE IIBIO 102/104
GENERAL CHEMISTRY IICHM 102
ENGINEERING DRAWING IIENG 104
FRENCH LANGUAGE IIFRN 102
USE OF ENGLISH IIGST 102
SOCIAL SCIENCE IGST 108
SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETYGST 110
IGBO LANGUAGE IIIGB 102
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS IIMTH 102
GENERAL PHYSICS IIPHY 102

200 Level

1st Semester
2nd Semester

300 Level

1st Semester
2nd Semester

400 Level

1st Semester
2nd Semester

500 Level

1st Semester
2nd Semester

 

Career Opportunities

 

Job opportunities for graduates of Public Health are abundant and competitive. Graduates can find jobs in both the private and public sector, including the options of self-employment. Depending on the level of exposure and education in the field, the following are jobs are available for public health professionals:

Epidemiologist, Health educator, Disease control specialist, Community health coordinator, Health Programme Coordinators, Environmental Health Career, Dental hygienist/Technologist, Public Health Physician, Researcher, Lecturer, Public Health Consultant. Director of mental health, Disease Intervention Specialist, Outreach Coordinator, HIV/AIDS Prevention Coordinator, Patients Care Coordinator, Health Planner, Public Health Adviser and many others. International job opportunities are available with the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF), World Bank,   United Nations Organization (UNO), United Nations High Commission on Refugees, etc. Many other job opportunities are available with Non-government Organization or charitable foundations in Nigeria and overseas. Public health graduates with a special passion for certain health concerns can found their own non-profit or charitable foundations to advance a course.

Entry Requirements

Candidates seeking admission into the programme must have at least credit level passes at the Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE/NECO/GCE) examinations in English Language, Biology or Health Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics or any other science subject.

To graduate for the award of the degree in Public Health, the student must have completed and passed the prescribed courses and electives totalling 120 Credit Units minimum for students that entered the programme through UTME. 

 

Facilities

At the Department of Public Health Technology

We have an excellent faculty to teach all public health courses.  Over 80% of our faculty have doctoral degrees and have demonstrated expertise in their respective areas in public health and allied disciplines. We also have well-organized learning classrooms and lab for the programme.

Dr. Eunice Anyalewechi Nwoke

Head of Department, Public Health Technology.