Name of the Event: International Program in Public Health Leadership

Date: February – September 2025

Working language: English

Last Date of Application: 29 September 2024

Link to Apply:

The International Program in Public Health Leadership is an eight-month program for emerging leaders working in or closely with African Ministries of Health. A flagship program of the Evans School at the University of Washington, IPPHL expands the policy and leadership acumen of leaders to develop and implement lasting public policy solutions and transform health systems. The curriculum emphasizes the foundations of policy analysis, evidence and evaluation, implementation, and personal leadership development.

Since 2017, IPPHL has trained over 150 public health professionals across 35 African countries. The program is fully funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and partners with the Center for Creative Leadership.

Candidate Profile:

• Mid-career public health professional from Africa, working in government, for a government initiative/partner, or entity at the federal, regional, state, or provincial level

• Responsible for managing public health program(s) with supervisory responsibilities, either individual staff or a team; Accountable for the performance of public health programs and/or for managing front-line health workers

• Holds a degree related to public health or is a medical professional

• A citizen and resident of a country in Africa

• Strong English-language skills, and the ability to articulate the various policy or program implementation challenges that they deal with in public health

Program & Participation Expectations:

If accepted, you will be required to attend all live virtual and in-person components of the program, including completing prep work for the sessions. See estimated commitment time(s) below:

• Orientation – virtual live sessions (February 25, 26, 27: 4 – 5:30 pm GMT): Introduction to the IPPHL program and your cohort, the policy project, executive leadership coaches, and the global IPPHL Network.

  Independent Policy Prep – self-paced online preparation for sessions and policy projects (March 3 – 28)

• Policy Intensive – virtual live sessions (April 8 – May 22, every Tuesday and Thursday: 4 pm—5:30 pm GMT): An average of 5-7 hours per week on programmatic assignments, such as reading case studies and articles, completing self-assessments, meeting with their executive coach and faculty advisor, and participating in the live online sessions

• Leadership Immersion – in person in Seattle, WA, USA (June 11 – June 28): 2.5 weeks of experiential learning, workshopping, networking, and individual leadership development. Full attendance is required.

• Launch & Learn – independent policy project work; virtual touchpoints (July 22-August 19: Select Tues; 4 pm-5:30 pm GMT): Fellows begin applying the leadership, implementation, and policy frameworks in their places of work. The cohort convenes for four 90-minute sessions to check in on progress with colleagues. Fellows finalize their written policy projects during these six weeks.

• Capstone Seminar – TBD, West Africa (September 1 – 6): The cohort convenes in person for the final after-action to assess progress and strategize how to move projects, agendas, and teams forward. Full attendance across all days is required.