EMPOWERING THE FILIPINO YOUTH FOR HEALTH
VYLH-Philippines is a network of proactive, service-oriented, empowering, and visionary leaders equipped with knowledge and skills in mobilizing the youth towards a healthy Philippines.
VYLH-Philippines is a national collaboration of youth leaders and youth organizations in universities and communities in the Philippines linked by the common interest of volunteerism and public service to improve birth outcomes through advocacy.
VYLH-Philippines is a national collaboration of youth leaders and youth organizations in universities and communities in the Philippines linked by the common interest of volunteerism and public service to improve birth outcomes through advocacy.
The Filipino youth, ages 15 to 30, comprise more than 25% of the country’s population. Being the country’s future leaders and parents, the youth sector is a viable and dynamic target population for a health advocacy o-n the prevention of birth defects and preterm births.
In 2009, Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health – Philippines (VYLH-Philippines) was formally organized through the collaborative effort of the Institute of Human Genetics of the National Institutes of Health-University of the Philippines Manila, the Department of Health (Republic of the Philippines) and The UPLB Genetics Society, a student organization of the University of the Philippines Los Baños.
In 2009, Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health – Philippines (VYLH-Philippines) was formally organized through the collaborative effort of the Institute of Human Genetics of the National Institutes of Health-University of the Philippines Manila, the Department of Health (Republic of the Philippines) and The UPLB Genetics Society, a student organization of the University of the Philippines Los Baños.
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