Students for Global Health

What Students for Global Health does

Students for Global Health (SfGH) is a UK-registered student charity and network operating across more than 30 university branches. Founded in 1995 as Medical Students International Network (MedSin) and renamed in July 2017 to reflect a broader, interdisciplinary membership, the organization delivers global health education, advocacy training, peer-led training weekends, and international clinical exchanges. Its programs are predominantly free to student participants, with the only disclosed fee being a ~£350 charge for four-week IFMSA SCOPE clinical clerkships abroad covering accommodation, weekday meals, and local student support.

SfGH operates a federated go-to-market: local branches run activities and recruitment on each campus; a National Committee, Board of Trustees, and national working groups coordinate strategy, training, and policy; and the organization plugs into the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA) for international exchanges and policy engagement. Strategic partners include STOPAIDS (joint World Health Summit participation and the Digital Health Rights Project) and Action for Global Health (joint advocacy campaigns), alongside nine formally affiliated niche organizations covering topics such as essential medicines, sexual and reproductive health, environmental health, and global surgery. Distribution channels are community-led — university branches, annual conferences, training weekends, and international fora — rather than commercial.

SfGH is funded primarily through donations and charitable grants; no commercial revenue streams, funding rounds, or parent-company ownership are disclosed. Technology plays no product role: the organization runs on a WordPress website, Stripe donation link, and standard social media channels. Its most significant outputs are advocacy outputs (e.g., the 2024 Manifesto and Elections Toolkit focused on Universal Health Coverage and SDG3 by 2030) and member mobilization for policy campaigns on issues including NHS trade protections, aid budget cuts, and conflict-related health impacts.

Name

Students for Global Health

Legal name

Students for Global Health

Website

https://studentsforglobalhealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Students for Global Health is a UK-registered student charity that runs a network of 30+ university branches delivering global health education, advocacy training, peer-led training, and international clinical exchanges to medical and healthcare students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Advocacy and Education (Nonprofit)

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Medical Volunteering Programs (EDAIAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Global Health Institutes & Programs (EDAHAGAM), Global Health & School Health Partnerships (WASH, Nutrition, SRH) (EDADALAH), Hybrid, Multi-Location & Multi-Country Study Abroad Programs (EDAIAAAE)

Keywords

• Global health education
• Public health advocacy
• Student charity network
• Health equity training
• Policy advocacy campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Funding: As a registered charity, Students for Global Health operates primarily through donations. The organization receives support from donors and likely applies for charitable grants to fund activities. No commercial revenue streams are mentioned.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Students for Global Health is a UK student network and registered charity that mobilises over 30 university branches to tackle global and local health inequalities through education, advocacy, training, and community action. Its core offerings include peer-led global health training weekends (Training New Trainers/TNT), an annual national conference, policy advocacy campaigns, and a four-week international clinical clerkship exchange program coordinated through IFMSA SCOPE.

Product overview

Students for Global Health is a student network and registered charity that operates as an advocacy and education organization rather than a technology product company. It does not offer a software product, platform, or digital service with products/modules to catalog.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Global Health Training Programs (TNT - Training New Trainers)
• IFMSA Professional and Clinical Exchange Program (SCOPE)
• Annual National Conference and Training Weekends
• Policy and Advocacy Campaigns

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 university branches
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Students Associations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudents for Global Health is the UK member of IFMSA, participating in international general assemblies, exchanges, and policy development. Through IFMSA, members access international conferences, professional exchange programs (SCOPE), and global health policy discussions.
• STOPAIDSmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTOPAIDS sponsors 14 Students for Global Health members annually to attend the World Health Summit in Berlin. STOPAIDS is particularly interested in digital health discussions and collaborates with SfGH on the Digital Health Rights Project.
• Friends of IriseminorOthersAffiliated organization with shared health equity mission
• Healthy PlanetminorOthersAffiliated organization focusing on environmental health
• HomedminorOthersAffiliated organization with housing and health focus
• InciSioNminorOthersAffiliated organization (Global Surgery network)
• PharmawareminorOthersAffiliated organization focusing on rational medicine use
• Sexpression:UKminorOthersAffiliated organization for sexual and reproductive health education
• SKIPminorOthersAffiliated organization (specific focus to be confirmed)
• Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM)minorOthersAffiliated organization advocating for access to essential medicines
• Youth Stop AIDSminorOthersAffiliated organization focused on AIDS advocacy
• Action for Global HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on policy advocacy and campaigns including joint events like International Women's Day 2021 exploring COVID-19 impacts on gender health gap
• Medics 4 Rare DiseasesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative participation in rare disease events and symposia; Medics 4 Rare Diseases provides free training for medical professionals on rare diseases

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• STOPAIDS: UK-based civil society network focused on the HIV response and global health. Direct funder of SfGH members' World Health Summit attendance and co-collaborator on the Digital Health Rights Project; structurally a more established advocacy peer.
• Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH): US-based consortium of universities and institutions working in global health. Comparable academic-network model for advancing global health education, but at the institutional rather than student-volunteer level.
• Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH): Established UK professional society for tropical and global health. Comparable in the global-health-education niche, with broader professional membership and a longer institutional history than SfGH.
• International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA): The global umbrella federation of which SfGH is the UK member organization. Operates exchanges (SCOPE/SCORE), general assemblies, and policy programs across 100+ countries — the international platform and partial funder of SfGH's exchange work.

Direct peers

• Medact: UK-based charity of health professionals (doctors, nurses, allied professionals) advocating on health justice, peace, and equity. Closest direct peer — same UK charity model, same advocacy-plus-education mission, but with qualified clinicians rather than students.
• Youth Stop AIDS: UK youth-led advocacy network on HIV and global health (an SfGH affiliate). Operates the same youth-network-plus-campaign model on overlapping issues, making it a tightly comparable grassroots peer.
• Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM): International student-led network advocating for access to medicines and university-driven global health research. UAEM is both an affiliate of SfGH and a structural peer — student volunteers, university chapters, and policy advocacy on global health.
• Action for Global Health: UK-wide network of NGOs and advocacy organizations campaigning on global health. SfGH is a partner member; comparable in coalition-building on UK aid, Universal Health Coverage, and SDG3 advocacy.
• People's Health Movement: Global network of health activists, academics, and civil society organizations campaigning for health for all. Operates as an advocacy counterpart on systemic health equity, mirroring SfGH's structural-change orientation.

Emerging players

• Global Health Corps: US-rooted network placing early-career professionals in global health roles across Africa and the US. Comparable mission of building a pipeline of young leaders in global health, though focused on paid fellowships rather than volunteer advocacy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wearesfgh
• YouTubeyoutu.be/e6EOP5kfaAM
• Facebookfacebook.com/WeAreStudentsforGlobalHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wearestudentsforglobalhealth
• Instagraminstagram.com/wearestudentsforglobalhealth

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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