Renzo Guinto

Renzo Guinto, MD DrPH is the Chief Planetary Health Scientist of the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health in Malaysia. Concurrently, he is the Inaugural Director of the Planetary and Global Health Program of the St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine in the Philippines. He is also a member of the National Panel of Technical Experts of the Philippine Climate Change Commission and convener of Planetary Health Philippines.

An Obama Foundation Asia-Pacific Leader and Aspen Institute New Voices Fellow, Renzo is a member of several international groups including: Lancet–Chatham House Commission on Improving Population Health post COVID-19 (University of Cambridge); Lancet One Health Commission (University of Oslo); Advisory Board of Climate Cares (Imperial College London); Global Advisory Council of Primary Care International; and Board of Trustees of the Philippine Society of Public Health Physicians. Renzo has served as consultant for various organizations including: WHO; WHO Foundation; World Bank; USAID; and Philippine Department of Health.

Renzo obtained his Doctor of Public Health from Harvard University and Doctor of Medicine from the University of the Philippines Manila. In 2020, Renzo was included by Tatler Magazine in its Gen.T List of 400 leaders of tomorrow who are shaping Asia’s future.

Resources:

Advancing planetary health for climate adaptation and pandemic prevention in the Philippines