PHFI has set up four Centres of Excellence to raise awareness and strengthen research, training and education in the high priority area of public health in India. These centres are:
- Ramalingaswami Centre for Social determinants of Health, Bengaluru: A Centre on Equity and Social Determinants of Health established with funding from the V. Ramalingaswami Foundation
- Centre for Chronic Conditions & Injuries (CCCI): Comprising Centre for Mental Health (CMH), South Asia Network for Chronic disease (SANCD) and Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC), focusing on chronic conditions
- South Asia Centre for Disability Inclusive Development and Research (SACDIR), Hyderabad: In collaboration and support from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London, UK, focusing on disabilities
- Centre for Environmental Health (CEH): A joint initiative of the Public Health Foundation of India and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mumbai) focusing on Environmental Health
- Centre for Digital Health: PHFI established a Centre for Digital Health in April 2020 to facilitate harmonization of its research initiatives currently undertaken, and advance new and potentially transformational initiatives across the PHFI universe.
In addition to areas mentioned above, PHFI plans to launch CoEs in the areas of:
- Emerging and other Communicable Diseases
- Public Health Nutrition
- Health Systems and Policy
- Maternal and Child Health
- Tribal Health