The Annual General Assembly (AGA)
The European Public Health Alliance is an international not-for-profit association registered in Belgium (identification number : 5567/94, Annex to Moniteur Belge). According to the statutes, the Annual General Assembly convenes the membership once a year to discuss the broad policy of the organisation.
The AGA elects an Executive Committee to oversee the work of the organisation. Consultation meetings and seminars are also organised with member organisations during the year as appropriate.
The Executive Committee
Members of the Executive Committee are elected for a 2 year mandate. The role of the Executive Committee is to :
support the EPHA Secretariat and its staff
set out the annual work programme of the organisation
set priorities and targets
review EPHA financial management and scrutiny of annual accounts
appoint the appropriate staff.
Executive Committee members also provide expert public health, policy and management advice to the secretariat on an ongoing basis.
Members can find the minutes from the Executive Committee meetings in the Members only section here
Since 14th October 2009, the members of the Executive Committee for the period 2009-2011 are :
EPHA President
Archie Turnbull, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), United Kingdom
Please click here to view the message from the President.
EPHA Executive Board Members
Christopher Birt, The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Union (ASPHER), France
Stefania Del Zotto, European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA), Belgium
Günther Schulz, International Federation of Anthroposophical Medical Associations (IVAA), Belgium Treasurer
Ivana Silva, The Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU), Belgium
Radu Silveanu, Romtens Foundation, Romania
Wim Vandevelde, European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG), Belgium
A short biography of the Executive Committee 2009-2011 is available here
The EPHA Secretariat
The role of the Secretariat is to ensure that the full work programme of the organisation is carried out efficiently and effectively and to actively contribute to the development of good organisational practice.
The EPHA Secretariat is located in Brussels near the European Parliament and other EU institutions.
