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About HIPH

Harare Institute of Public Health

A centre of excellence for training healthcare professionals in public health, research and information dissemination — registered with the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education under the Manpower Planning and Development Act.

6 campusesHEXCO pathwaysAdvanced Public Health
HIPH graduates celebrating together

Our story

Building a competent healthcare workforce

HIPH nurtures passionate individuals through science, technology and mathematics so they can deliver heritage-based solutions for public health challenges facing Zimbabwe, the region and the continent.

Our programmes are intentionally practical and community-oriented, ensuring graduates return to their districts equipped to uplift primary healthcare systems, strengthen disease surveillance and lead relevant research.

Compliance & partnerships

Registered. Trusted. Collaborative.

  • Fully registered with the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development.
  • Partners with local and international universities to co-design responsive public health training.
  • Supports research and community programmes that translate science into measurable health outcomes.

Campus life

Learning, research & celebration

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HIPH Class of 2026 graduates celebrating
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HIPH library and learning spaces
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Foundations

What guides our work

Every programme, outreach activity and research project is anchored in these founding statements.

01 · Our Mission

To develop a competent workforce for public health services through teaching, training and research across certificate, diploma and specialised levels.

We forge collaborations with leading universities locally, regionally and internationally to blend capacity development, knowledge dissemination and community engagement.

02 · Our Vision

To be a centre of excellence in public health informatics, research, and training.

We continually invest in people, technology and heritage-based solutions that advance epidemiology, disease monitoring and quality of life for all communities we serve.

03 · Our Purpose

We value every life form and believe education and research are catalysts for national development.

HIPH is committed to producing highly skilled frontline healthcare professionals who deliver affordable services in the communities they live in.

04 · Our Promise

We partner all like minded institutions and organisations.

Partnership is in our DNA — we co-create programmes, campaigns and research initiatives with anyone who shares our passion for better public health outcomes.

Core values

How we teach, research & serve

These principles shape classrooms, clinics, and every partnership we form.

  • Collaboration
  • Innovation
  • Integrity
  • Leadership
HIPH students at a campus ceremony

Our motto

Advanced Public Health

Across Zimbabwe

HIPH institutions

Quality healthcare education, closer to the communities we serve.

Campus contacts

Harare

Harare Main Campus

70 Parklane, Harare, Zimbabwe

Mutare

Mutare Campus

2b Life Centre, First Floor, Office 11, 85 Corner Herbert Chitepo & First Avenue, Mutare, Zimbabwe

Gweru

Gweru Campus

Corner 5th Street and Robert Mugabe, Teecherz Building, 3rd Floor, Gweru

Bulawayo

Bulawayo Campus

Charter House, Ground Floor, Corner Fort Street and Leopold Takawira Avenue, Bulawayo

Harare

Gowero Campus

148 Mbuya Nehanda / Nelson Mandela, 2nd Floor, Gowero House, Harare

Harare

Harare Kuwana Campus

33a First Street & Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, 3rd Floor, Kuwana House, Harare

HIPH learning environment

Community-first

Skilled professionals for real communities

From heritage-based innovations to collaborative research, we equip certificate and diploma students to strengthen health systems where they live — and we invite partners who share that vision.

“We partner all like minded Institutions and Organisations.”
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