Presented by the Think Global Initiative
Global Health at Home This section provides you with ideas to transform your energy into effective local actions, and realize the vision of a true global health leader.
Educate yourself and others: ● ● ● ● ●
Establish a standing committee on global health that runs parallel to other standing committees at your school; Join or start a Global Health Interest group; Run local and national campaigns on global health issues; Take some global health online courses with friends; Don’t hesitate to take extra-curricular classes in global health related fields.
Maximize your impact: ● ● ● ●
Organize global health conferences and lunch talks; Ask to incorporate global health teaching in the medical curriculum; Give and receive advocacy and diplomacy trainings; Start a monthly global health newsletter.
Network around the globe: ● ● ● ●
Send and prepare delegations to global health conferences and meetings; Get in touch with NGOs and others organizations involved in global health; Stay informed about global and international news; Never hesitate to grasp an opportunity when there is one.
Speak out: ● ● ● ●
Challenge injustice and prejudice; Blog about what you see, what you learn, and what shocks you; Use Facebook and Twitter to inform your friends about global health issues; Write open letters to your local newsletter.
Here’s a short list of national members organisations that do run global health related activities: AMSA-Australia, AMSA-Philippines, AMSA-USA, AssociaMed-Tunisia, bvmd-Germany, CFMSCanada, IFMSA-Brazil, IFMSA-Ecuador, IFMSA-Egypt, IFMSA-Quebec, IMCC-Denmark, Medsin-UK, NMSA-Norway, and many more. Contact them for ideas and input. Plus, don’t forget you can always connect with us here at Think Global for any kind of support!