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Department of Community Health

DR. A.R Salam
HOD Community Health

Available Programmes in Department of Community Health

  • Public Health

This Department was established in the year 2018 having realized the need to have capable hands to serve humanity as scholars and practitioners in the field of Community Health in line with international standards. The Department is made up of competent, reliable and selfless scholars of national and international repute who have worked assiduously in their careers to also help you shape your future as you begin a new life.

  1. Introduction

The
Proposed Public Health Programme is an offshoot of Biological Sciences
Department of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin. With the existence of Microbiology
and Biochemistry Programmes, the Public Health Programme is designed to provide
students with a broad-based knowledge of theoretical and practical training in
the multi-disciplinary field of Medicine in general and Public Health in
particular.

  • Justification

With
the fast growing population in the Country coupled with enormous types of
diseases in the global community, it is pertinent to train larger portion of
the population on the basic preventive health care system in order to render
appropriate healthcare services to the public.

3.0 Philosophy 

The
philosophy of the public health programme is to provide a broad-based academic,
professional training and competence that reflect the emphasis on the current
national preventive health care systems and services.  

4.0 Aim

The
aim of the programme is to provide candidates with basic knowledge and skills
of the process involved in Public Health Care Systems. The Programme will also
prepare students for advanced studies in the area of Public Health to enable
them contribute to overall development of the Public Health Sector of the
Nation.  

 5.0 Objectives 

The
objectives of the programme are to:  

  • Enable the students acquire competences in Public Health, carry out community diagnosis, immunization, community mobilization, health education and apply statistical and mathematical methods to the design and analysis of public health problems. 
  • Enable students conduct 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, work places, school settings and health centres/institutions.   

6.0 Admission Requirements

Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)

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.

Direct Entry

Admission
into 200 level is solely by Direct Entry through JAMB. Candidates must have
passed all prescribed courses in “A” level or equivalent, in Biology, Chemistry
and Physics or Mathematics in addition to fulfilling the ‘O’ level entry
requirements. Candidates such as Registered Nurses or candidates with NCE
(Physical/Health Education, Science Education, Nutrition, Home Economics)
Health Superintendent may also be considered for Direct Entry Admission.

7.0
Duration

The
Duration for the Public Health Programme shall be four academic sessions including
the Internship for practical training
for UTME students and three academic sessions for Direct Entry students. Students
who cannot meet all the Degree Requirements within two (2) academic sessions in
excess of the minimum duration shall be requested to withdraw from the
Programme.  

8.0 Conditions for the Award of Degree

To
qualify for graduation and award of the B.Sc (Hons) degree in Public Health, a
student must have completed and passed the prescribed core, required and
elective courses including all the GNS courses (100 level to 300 level).

8.1 Minimum Number of Credits for Graduation

To
be awarded a B. Sc. Degree in Public Health, a student shall pass a minimum of
169 credit units for four-year degree programme including all the core and
required courses as stipulated for the programme. For direct entry students,
the minimum credit units required for graduation is 128.

Staff
List

S/N Picture Name Qualifications Rank Research
Interest 		Appointment
Status
1   Prof.
D. B. Parakoyi 		MD.
DTM & H, FWACP 		Professor Epidemiology,
Environmental Health, and 
Non-communicable diseases. 		Full-Time
2   Dr.
Bode Kayode 		BSc,
M.Sc., Ph.D 		Associate
Professor 		Health
Education and Promotion 		Part-Time
3   Dr.
A. R. Salam 		MBBS,
MPH, MBA, FWACP, FMCPH 		Senior
Lecturer 		Epidemiology,
Medical Statistics and Environmental Health 		Part-Time
4   Dr.
J. B. Dare 		B.Sc.,
M.Sc., Ph.D. 		Senior
Lecturer 		Reproductive
Anatomy and Molecular Biology 		Part-Time
5   Dr.
(Mrs.) B. A. Adeyemi 		MBBS,
MPH,  		Lecturer
1 		Primary
Health care, Reproductive Heath 		Part-Time
6   Dr.
K. O. Issa 		BMC
(B.Sc.),
MBBS,

(PGD.) 		Lecturer
1 		Environmental
Health, Occupational Health, Health Education 
 		Part-Time
7   Mr.
I. A. Lawal 		B.Sc.,
(M.Sc.) 		Assistant
Lecturer 		Anatomy
 		Full-Time
8   Mrs.
K. O. Olowolayemo 		B.Sc,(MPH) Senior
Anatomy Technologist 		Anatomy
 		Full-Time