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

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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

09186469079ramonlorenzoluis@yahoo.com