The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) is a European non-profit association registered and headquartered in Brussels , Belgium . Its membership consists of 89 non-profit organisations active in public health in 21 European countries.
10-531: EPHA may refer to: European Public Health Alliance , a European non-profit association registered in Belgium Ephrin receptors (EPHA1-10), components of cell signalling pathways involved in animal growth and development Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title EPHA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
20-619: Is the largest civil society platform of organisations working together to protect and improve public health in Europe. EPHA is an international non-profit organisation ( NL : IVZW, FR : AISBL) under Belgian law . Its statutes are approved by its General Assembly, composed of representatives of its members. EPHA is composed of two governing bodies, the General Assembly and the Management Board. Both are chaired by
30-528: The Maastricht Treaty . In February 2024 allegations of nepotism , toxic work culture and organisational mismanagement were made anonymously to the board. The Board subsequently appointed the Belgian Law firm Thales on February 7 to investigate those allegations. The scope of the investigation also included specific questions on recruitment and promotion processes for top managers as well as
40-525: The Antidiscrimination Act of 2007 nor of moral harassment based on the 1996 Act. Thales made recommendations about EPHA’s governance and overall organisation to strengthen its future. The Board has adopted these recommendations, which focus on: The Board has also reiterated its support and confidence in all staff, management, and EPHA’s Director General, Mrs. Milka Sokolovic, who has made important contributions to EPHA in recent years. This
50-465: The President of EPHA. The General Assembly is the governing body through which members discuss and decide on the strategy of EPHA on the basis of proposals from the Management Board. The General Assembly consists of all members, each entitled to a vote at the General Assembly. Only members who have duly paid their membership fees can exercise their right to vote. The Management Board is vested with
60-422: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=EPHA&oldid=434791732 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages European Public Health Alliance EPHA's stated mission is to: "bring together
70-524: The new salary system. At the end of March 2024, it was announced that the President, vice president, Treasurer and an additional Board Member would resign from their positions. The positions of President and Treasurer were then appointed from the remaining board members still in office. The Board received Thales’ final report on April 18 and thoroughly analysed its conclusions. The investigation found no evidence of discrimination based on nationality or gender in recruitment, promotion, dismissal, etc., as per
80-468: The powers of management and administration of EPHA and is authorized to carry out all acts and take all decisions that are necessary or useful for the realisation of the purpose and activities of EPHA. In particular, it is responsible for: It appoints the most senior employee of the Association (whether called Director General or by any other title) to see to the daily management of EPHA, and to enlist
90-409: The public health community to provide thought leadership and facilitate change, to build public health capacity to deliver equitable solutions to European public health challenges, to improve health and reduce health inequalities" . EPHA stated aim is to "collate the perspectives from [ sic ] the many sectors its members represent and contributes them to European policy dialogues" . EPHA
100-780: The support of members. The EPHA Board is composed of 3-7 representatives elected by members of the EPHA for a 2-year mandate. As of April 2024, Jean-Paul Zerbib is the President of the board. The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) organisation was established in 1993 after the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 which for the first time gave the European Community responsibilities in health protection. The European Community Amsterdam Treaty Article 152 extended EU competence to promoting health of European citizens, in addition to protecting it as in Article 129 of
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