Imperial College MPH

The Imperial College London Master of Public Health (MPH) programme aims to equip students with the skills needed to contribute to meeting the many challenges faced by populations and health systems across the world. Worldwide, the burden of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and kidney disease in increasing, both in developed countries with ageing populations and in developing and middle income  countries that are undergoing economic and demographic transitions. Important risk factors for chronic diseases include smoking, hypertension, obesity, physical inactivity, and impaired glycaemic status. Integrated approaches to their prevention, early identification, and effective management could therefore have major public health and economic benefits and help limit the impact of the predicted future rise in chronic diseases. Infectious and environmental diseases also contribute to the burden of ill-health experienced across the world. Diseases such as mala