About

Introduction

The Students’ International Health Association (SIHA) is a non-profit organization funded in 1989 by Barbara Russel, a medical student at the University of Alberta. From its inception, SIHA’s projects have been based on the “Health for All” slogan promoted by the 1978 International Conference on Primary Health Care in Alma-Ata. SIHA’s recent projects have been structured around the goals goals of reducing child mortality, combating malaria, HIV, and other diseases. In order to achieve these goals, education is the avenue through which SIHA has chosen to focus most of its efforts. By delivering local, grassroots seminars on disease prevention and basic care, along with the distribution of health products that aid in prevention, SIHA aims to reduce the social and economic hardships presented by major global health threats.

Goals and objectives

The primary goal of SIHA is to effect real and sustainable progress in the greatest health threats affecting the developing world. Our other goals include:

• To demonstrate the interdisciplinary nature of primary health care
• To demonstrate the universality of primary health care by developing sustainable projects locally, nationally and internationally
• To foster skills that are essential to health care organization and community building
• To provide valuable knowledge, skills and experience in international and community health care
• To establish relations with individuals and organization committed to social change

Charitable registration #89256 1846 RR0001 identifies the Students International Health Association (SIHA) as a registered charity under Canadian law. For more information about charitable receipts or SIHA please contact us directly by phone or email.