The Health Services Academy (HSA) in 2018 became the first Degree Awarding Institute (DAI) of Public Health Sciences in Pakistan.
It was established as an in-service training institution in 1988 by the Ministry of Health. However, in 2002 HSA was granted the status of an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Health. After the 18th amendment, HSA was placed under the Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination since its beginning HSA has been striving to excel in meeting the human resources needs of Public Health.