Institute of Community and Public Health
Research and education to improve Palestinian public health
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The Institute of Community and Public Health, based in Ramallah, works to protect and improve the health of Palestinians both within Palestine and in the diaspora. It conducts research, provides education and capacity strengthening, and supports the formulation of evidence-based health policy. Its stated vision is improved health outcomes for Palestinians everywhere.
The institute's mission is to protect and improve the health of Palestinians through research, education and evidence-based policy support.
The Institute of Community and Public Health (ICPH) is a research and teaching institute at Birzeit University, tracing its origins to 1978 and recognized as an institute in 1998. It focuses on community and public health research in Palestine.
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- Established in 1978, it predates 93% of the education charities in Palestine GiveRadar has a founding year for. View this cohort
- It is one of the better-documented education charities in Palestine GiveRadar currently tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its governance and its contact details. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
- It has more complete governance disclosure than nearly all comparable organizations, because GiveRadar has verified leadership, a mission statement and a founding date. See national comparisons
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#5 of 114 education charities in Palestine on integrity score
40/100 puts it in the top 5% of the cohort, tied with 5 others. Positions are competition ranks: ties share a position. Cohorts are the tightest local peer set with at least 30 comparable organizations; a metric is left out where the cohort is too small or nearly uniform.
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Compared with 8 similar education charities in Palestine.
Cause areas in Palestine
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Institute of Community and Public Health is an education nonprofit based in Ramallah, Palestine. GiveRadar lists it from public charity directories and does not hold an official government registration record for it. It was founded in 1978 and has been operating for 48 years. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 40/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate.
The Institute of Community and Public Health, based in Ramallah, works to protect and improve the health of Palestinians both within Palestine and in the diaspora. It conducts research, provides education and capacity strengthening, and supports the formulation of evidence-based health policy. Its stated vision is improved health outcomes for Palestinians everywhere. Institute of Community and Public Health is an education organization based in Palestine. The organization was founded in 1978.
Institute of Community and Public Health is located in Ramallah, Palestine. The organization was established in 1978 and has been active for 48 years.
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Quick facts about Institute of Community and Public Health
- What is Institute of Community and Public Health?
- Institute of Community and Public Health is a education non-governmental based in Ramallah, Palestine. The Institute of Community and Public Health, based in Ramallah, works to protect and improve the health of Palestinians both within Palestine and in the diaspora. It conducts research, provides education and capacity strengthening, and supports the formulation of evidence-based health policy. Its stated vision is improved health outcomes for Palestinians everywhere.
- When was Institute of Community and Public Health founded?
- Institute of Community and Public Health was founded in 1978.
- Where is Institute of Community and Public Health located?
- Headquartered in Ramallah, Palestine.
- Is Institute of Community and Public Health trustworthy?
- Institute of Community and Public Health has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 40 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Institute of Community and Public Health's website?
- http://icph.birzeit.edu/
- Are donations to Institute of Community and Public Health tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Palestine under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.