SCORA

Standing Committee on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights including HIV and AIDS.

SCORA is a gathering of passionate and enthusiastic individuals who are committed to promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and committed to creating positive change in their communities.

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History

The Standing Committee on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights including HIV and AIDS was formed in 1992, driven by a strong will to take an active part in interventions concerning HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and to support people living with HIV&AIDS through working to decrease stigma and discrimination. It constitutes one out of the six Standing Committees of the International Federation of Medical Students’ Association which serve as the Body of all Medical Students worldwide. SCORA with a large number of members-SCORAngels as they are called, have grown wide in its work, centered around five focus areas strongly related to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. In 2014, the name of SCORA changed from the Standing Committee on Reproductive Health including AIDS to the Standing Committee on Sexual and Reproductive Health including HIV and AIDS as it is adequate in terms of topics and problems that SCORA is targeting in its actions. In 2019, the full name of SCORA was changed to the Standing Committee on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights including HIV and AIDS, to better reflect the work developed by the Committee and distinguish the differences between HIV and AIDS.

Vision

A world where every individual is empowered to exercise their sexual and reproductive health rights equally, free from stigma and discrimination.

Mission

To provide our members with the tools necessary to advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights within their respective communities in a culturally respected fashion. 

Objectives

To raise awareness on topics related to HIV and AIDS and sexual and reproductive health.

  • To decrease the stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV and AIDS.

  • To raise awareness and increase knowledge about facts, scientific research, global agreements and documents concerning sexual and reproductive health.

  • Promote positive sexuality and healthy sexual life.

  • Advocating for policies concerning sexual and reproductive health and represent medical student worldwide

  • Collaborate and facilitate joint actions concerning medical education, public health, and human rights.

  • Provide tools for capacity building for future healthcare professionals in terms of sexual and reproductive health and rights

Focus Areas

To r1.  Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE): SCORA is highly committed to raise awareness about sexual and reproductive health through education. We have immense experience in training new peer educators through International Peer Education Trainings (IPET) and Advanced Peer Education Trainings. This has subsequently led to a network of peer educators who are actively working to organize events at the local, national, regional, and international levels.

2. Maternal Health and access to safe abortion (MHASA): Our aim is to raise awareness among our members about maternal and newborn health issues including topics like obstetric violence, family planning, access to antenatal care, and ending stigma and discrimination towards abortion collaborating with our external partners like Ipas to train medical students as advocates for access to safe abortion.

3. Women Empowerment : SCORAngels are committed to fight against violence (physical, mental or social) including Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), sexual harassment and domestic violence. 

4. HIV and other STIs (HAS): IFMSA is the part of The PACT which is a coalition of youth organizations to end the AIDS epidemic in the Post-2015 Agenda. We are collaborating with Y+, The Global Network of Young People Living with HIV and AIDS to conduct together camp

National Activities

SCORA Week: SCORA Week is a SCORA national activity and one of the biggest SCORA activities in IFMSA-Iraq. It includes 7 days of advocacy for the SRHR issues inside our country. Each year SCORA Week reshape its activities with new initiatives aiming to spread awareness amongst about 50 IFMSA-Iraq members each year. SCORA week has been enrolled under the IFMSA International Programs and has won 2nd place in the activity fair during IFMSA Eastern Mediterranean Regional Meeting 16 Jordan.

 

SCORAmadan: It’s a national 6-days online campaign that takes place during Ramadan every year. The campaign Included three different workshops each one of which embraced one of SCORA’s focus areas aimed to raise awareness and medical students' knowledge regarding different aspects of SRHR.

Every workshop had two days worth of sessions that included a total of four to five sessions varying from basic to advanced topics.

Policy Documents

Regulations

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