PROF. RENZO GUINTO

Renzo R. Guinto, MD DrPH is Associate Professor of Global and Planetary Health at the SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore. One of the world’s pioneers of the new field of planetary health, he works on diverse aspects of the climate and health nexus, as well as other health topics such as global health governance and diplomacy, universal health care and health systems, pandemic preparedness and health security, and migrant health. Renzo is a member of the Philippine Climate Change Commission’s National Panel of Technical Experts; World Health Organization’s Technical Advisory Group on climate and health ethics; and US National Academy of Medicine’s Committee for Transformative Action for Climate and Health. He also serves as chair of the Lancet Intergenerational Commission on the Future of Health in ASEAN. Renzo obtained his DrPH from Harvard University and MD from the University of the Philippines Manila. He has traveled to and lectured in nearly 80 countries and 100 universities across the world; and published more than 300 reports and articles in scientific journals, books, and popular media. In 2020, Renzo was included by Tatler Magazine in its Gen.T List of 400 leaders of tomorrow who are shaping Asia’s future. In 2022, he was named one of The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of the Philippines for pioneering the field of planetary health in the country. In 2025, he was awarded the inaugural Kiyoshi Kurokawa Award for “extraordinary contributions to health policy and innovation in the Asia-Pacific region.”

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