Addis Continental Institute of Public Health

Health and medical education

Addis Continental Institute of Public Health (ACIPH) is a private institute in Addis Ababa that specialises in public health training and research. It was set up in 2006. Founder and Executive Director Professor Yemane Berhane has led it since then, according to his WHO biography. The institute does not train doctors, nurses or pharmacists. Its degree is the Master of Public Health (MPH).

The MPH and its licence

• Focus: public health interventions and programme management, and how to collect and use evidence for decisions. The institute says it prepares graduates to manage health services, teach, do research and help shape policy.
• Licence: ACIPH posts a licence-renewal letter from the FDRE Education and Training Authority (ETA). It renews the licence for the postgraduate Public Health programme, regular modality, at the Addis Ababa (Ayat) campus, with no more than 90 students a year. It is valid from 5 September 2022 to 4 September 2027 (30/12/2014 to 29/12/2019 in the Ethiopian calendar). The authority's assessment report is attached to the same PDF.
• ETA register: on 4 November 2026 the programme was not on the authority's new online register. That register lists only 13 certificates so far, all at public institutions, so the posted letter is the better evidence.

Short courses and research

ACIPH runs short courses for working health professionals:

• research methods
• qualitative research and analysis
• data analysis with STATA or SPSS
• writing and publishing public health research

It also does research, monitoring and evaluation for government, NGOs and universities. Its "About us" page lists reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria among its main topics.

The institute's own figures:

• more than 45 full-time technical and administrative staff and more than 80 trained field research workers;
• collaboration with more than 20 universities and research institutes;
• more than 250 peer-reviewed publications since 2006.

It names GEMNet-Health, the ARISE Network and the Ethiopian Public Health Association among its partners. We have not checked the counts independently.

Rankings

ACIPH is an institute, not a university, so it does not appear on EduRank or uniRank. That says nothing about the quality of its MPH.

The institution

The main building is at Ayat Homes, Zone 8, Road 8, on the road from Ayat to Legetafo in Yeka sub-city. ACIPH says it built the five-storey building in 2012. It has a hall for 200–300 people, computer labs, a library and a data management unit.

The Bahir Dar Training and Research Center offers residential training: 52 rooms (up to 96 people in shared rooms) and meeting rooms, the largest of which holds about 200.

Office hours are Monday to Friday 8:30–17:00 (the footer says 17:30) and Saturday 8:30–12:00. The institute marked its 20th anniversary in 2026; Health State Minister Saharela Abdulahi attended the event.

How to apply: directly to the institute; the MPH is not filled through national placement. The website has a registration section but no published fees or intake dates, so contact the main office.

Note: when we checked on 4 November 2026, ACIPH's home page contained an unrelated injected commercial link. We have linked to its inner pages instead.

Before you apply

• Ask for the current intake dates, entry requirements and fees. None are published on the website.
• Check the licence dates: the posted renewal runs to September 2027. If you would finish after that, ask about the renewal.
• Ask whether the MPH has tracks or specialisations, and whether the thesis can use the institute's ongoing research projects.
• Check whether you study in Addis Ababa or Bahir Dar. The licence letter names the Addis Ababa (Ayat) campus.
• If you are employed, ask whether there is an evening or weekend option. The licence covers the regular modality.