{
  "id": 20006956,
  "title": "CM promises govt. support to India’s newest public health university coming up in Hyderabad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/cm-promises-govt-support-to-indias-newest-public-health-university",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-14T16:14:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu Health",
    "slug": "the-hindu-health",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/cm-promises-govt-support-to-indias-newest-public-health-university-coming-up-in-hyderabad/article71702469.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy pledged comprehensive government backing for India's latest public health university, the Institute of Public Health Sciences (IPHS) Deemed-to-be University, slated to emerge in Hyderabad. The deadline for finalizing the campus was set at June 2, 2028, with assurances of land, financial aid, permissions, and other necessary support. Reddy emphasized the state government's commitment to transforming this institution into a globally recognized center for public health education, research, and healthcare. He underscored the university's significance, comparing it to the impact of established institutions like Harvard and Oxford. The IPHS Chairman, Rajat Gupta, and Chancellor Dr. K. Srinath Reddy shared their vision of the university as a hub for world-class faculty, international collaborations, and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Dr. Reddy highlighted PHFI's mission to elevate public health education, research, and system strengthening, both locally and globally. The university's academic trajectory began in 2008 under PHFI, receiving deemed-to-be university status from the University Grants Commission in 2025. With an anticipated enrollment of 2,500 students and research scholars in five years, the university aims to pioneer research in infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, One Health, mental health, and disability, among other cross-cutting areas.",
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}