About
ABOUT APHPN
Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria
The Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) is a professional association made up of physicians who, beyond their primary qualification, have additional postgraduate training(s) in various aspects of Public Health/Community Medicine. The Association, which started in Nigeria in 1974, was registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission on 5th September 2007 with CAC No 130088. The association has a corporate office domiciled in the institution/establishment of the incumbent National President and a liaison office at the FCT, Abuja.
Liaison office address: FCT Primary Health Care Board, Block 2, 2nd Floor, No. 9, Orlu Street, Area 3, Abuja.
The Association is open to all registered medical and dental practitioners in Nigeria with recognized post-graduate qualification in public health and/or community medicine. Membership is ordinarily acquired through the state branches of the association; however, in the absence of such a local branch, individuals may apply directly to the national body.
APHPN has six (6 categories of members &ndash Ordinary Members, Fellow Members, Life Members, Senior Members, Associate Members, and Honorary Members
Membership Categories
Ordinary Members
These are registered medical and dental practitioners in Nigeria with recognized/registrable post-graduate qualification in public health or community medicine other than Fellowship.
Fellow Members
Fellow Members are medical and dental practitioners in Nigeria who have a registrable professional fellowship in Community Medicine.
Life Members
Previously ordinary or fellow members who are 50 years older, had continuously been financial members for at least 5 years, and pay a lump sum membership fee of 10 years within one year of their application for such membership.
Senior Members
Senior Members are fellow or ordinary members who have been financial members continuously for at least 10 years and are now retired from active service.
Associate Members
These are medical and dental practitioners who do not possess registrable postgraduate qualifications in public health or community medicine but are in cognate public or community health practice and desire to be members of the Association.
Honorary Members
These are men and women of distinction in medicine and dentistry or kindred sciences who are not ordinarily eligible to be members of the Association, elected by the Council of the Association and approved by the Annual General Meeting.
What APHPN Members Do
Members of APHPN work at all three tiers of health care delivery in Nigeria and with international agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations. They provide promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative health care services. Some members are also trained and skilled in health management, leadership, and policy, and are involved in health policy formulation, program planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.