Establishment of IIPH - Gandhinagar, Delhi and Hyderabad. Launch of PGDPHM for National Health Mission and Diploma Programmes (Health Economics and Bio Statistics).

PHFI recognized as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO) by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India.

The institutional Ethics Committee formulated.

BMGF awarded a grant on the 'Partnership for Sustained Impact (PSI)’ to provide techno-managerial and financial support to NACP III.

Establishment of IIPH– Bhubaneshwar.

Technical and Administrative Secretariat of the High-Level Expert Group on Universal Health Coverage.

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PHFI accorded status of a Nodal Centre of the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (WHO). The Centre for Environment Health (CEH) was launched in August 2012.

PHFI accorded the status of a Global Nodal Centre of the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (WHO).

Conducted an independent evaluation of the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) for MoHFW-GoI.

MOHFW entered into an MOU with PHFI to implement activities geared towards strengthening the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP).

International Diabetes Federation awards Certificate of Excellence to PHFI’s primary care training programme. 

‘Swasthya Slate’ (the electronic tablet for point-of-care diagnostics, introduced for RMNCH+A implementation in J&K by National Health Mission.

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The permanent campus of IIPH Gandhinagar was formally inaugurated in October 2016.

Won the FICCI - Healthcare Excellence Awards 2018 (10th Edition) for Skill Development.

Swasthya Sahayak, a point-of- care Bluetooth-enabled device, that integrates multiple diagnostics, and enables various interventions.

PHFI was positioned 1st in Research ranking, 2nd in Societal Ranking, and 10th in Innovation Ranking in India in the Scimago.

Institutional Ranking 2020. Institutional Ethics Committee registered under the Department of Health Research (DHR).

Stanford University listed 4 PHFI Senior Researchers in the world’s top 2% of Scientists ranking.

Secured the top rank in the Health sector category in the SCIMAGO Institutional Rankings among all Indian Institutes.

Provided technical support to MoHFW for operationalising National Tobacco Testing Labs.

Awarded a grant from Medical Research Council (UK) for exploring the Implementation of  Peer Education programme for improving adolescent health under India's National Adolescent Health Strategy.

PHFI received notification form the Ministry of  Education, Government of India, on 17 June 2025, granting Institution deemed-to-be University status in the distinct category to "PHFI Institute of Public Health Sciences, Kismatpur, Hyderabad, Telangana".

PHFI has been recognised as an ICMR Collaborating Centre of Excellence (ICMR-CCOE) for conducting Biomedical Research in India from 2024 to 2029.

Launch of Injury Prevention Research Centre, a dedicated hub for advancing injury research, capacity building, and policy translation.

Launch of PHFI Centre for Developmental and Lifecourse Research (PHFI-CDLR).