Overview

ND Public Health trains technicians who support disease prevention and health promotion at LGA and state levels. Coursework covers surveillance, health statistics, sanitation liaison, outbreak response, and environmental health linkages—with field attachments to local government health departments.

Entry requirements

• Five O'Level credits including English, Mathematics, Biology, and one other science subject.
• Interest in field work, data collection, and community-level health programmes is essential.

What you study

• Principles of public health and health promotion
• Disease surveillance and notification systems
• Health statistics and epidemiological methods
• Sanitation and environmental health liaison
• Outbreak investigation and response
• Health policy and programme planning

Postings & attachments

• LGA health departments in Kwara State
• Disease surveillance and notification units
• Community health campaigns and screening programmes
• SIWES with approved public health agencies

Career paths

• Public health technician at LGA or state level
• Disease surveillance and notification officer
• Health promotion and education officer
• NGO programme field coordinator
• Environmental health liaison officer