Founded in 2007 , the West African Institute of Public Health (WAIPH) is the leading innovation-driven nonstate regional public health development organization based in Nigeria. It works with strong multidisciplinary approach towards building human capacity, professional standards, improving enabling environment and the larger health system. It is also strongly driven for research and public health programme implementation towards better health outcomes for all West Africans. It collaborates with governments and other partners across the region with the vision to create dynamic, equitable, integrated, decentralized, participatory and resilient health systems within a just and empowered society in the spirit of Health for All. It incubates, builds, mentors and strengthens human resource capacity to deliver better public health functions. Part of this commitment includes providing current and future public health leaders with the instruments, training and support they need to develop their full potential. The key pillars of the Institute’s interventions are strengthening the enabling environment through evidence-driven policy-shaping, advocacy , research, capacity development, standards, certifications and public health programme implementation. It serves as the Charter of Public Health Holder for the region, to provide the strategic approaches by public health can be evolved to meet the new public health order. The flagship arm of the Institute is the Academy of Public Health (APH) which is the membership based body of professionals.