SCOPH by Renzo Guinto
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Transcript of SCOPH by Renzo Guinto
Standing Committee
on Public Health
VisionSCOPH works for a healthy society
which is empowered by its knowledge, skills and opportunities to live a life of complete physical, mental and social
well-being.
MissionWe are trying to achieve our vision
through our community based activities on a local level, through
advocacy by the voice of worldwide medical students and through the development of our own skills and
potentials as medical students and the health professionals of tomorrow.
Mission• Disease prevention within our society• Health promotion and education within our society• Raising awareness about Global Public Health
issues within medical students and our society• Advocating for health policies as the voice of
worldwide medical students• Developing skills and knowledge of medical
students as the future health professionals• Working as an international team and
collaborating with external public health organizations to use the potential of over one million worldwide medical students
SCOPH Activities• Key Advocacies• Projects and Programs• World Health Days• Public Health Conferences
Key Advocacies• Tobacco• Obesity & Diabetes• Tuberculosis• Malaria• Child and Adolescent
Health• Mental Health• Cancer• Alcohol abuse
• Eyes health• Blood donation• Organ donation• Ageing and health• Road safety• Rural and remote health• Environmental health• SCOPH Exchange
Projects and Programs
•Medical and Surgical (Tuli) Missions
•Community-Based Health Programs
•Forums and Workshops on Public Health Issues
Medical Mission
Forums on Public Health
World Health DaysFebruary 4th
March 24th
April 7th
April 25th
May 31st
June 14th
October 10th
November 14th
November 20th
World Cancer DayWorld Tuberculosis DayWorld Health DayWorld Malaria DayWorld No‐Tobacco DayWorld Blood Donor DayWorld Mental Health
DayWorld Diabetes DayUniversal Children’s Day
Public Health Conferences
April 2010 6th UP Global Health Course
http://www.globalhealthcourse.org/
July 1-4, 2010University of Tasmania, Hobart
http://amsa.org.au/ghc2010/
“As medical students committed to sharing your knowledge and skills internationally, you are a powerful
source of hope for the future. I commend your determination to use your medical training to benefit all
members of society.”
Kofi AnnanFormer UN Secretary General
For more inquiries, please contact
Ramon Lorenzo Luis “Renzo” R. Guinto
National Officer for Public HealthChairperson, University Student Council
University of the Philippines Manila