Applying for Membership

Summary of Membership Criteria

Applications for membership are made to the Alliance’s staff, which will then inform applicants of their decision within 2 calendar months of receipt of the completed application form and all necessary documentation, except in exceptional circumstances. Any organisation refused membership will be informed of the reasons in writing and given the option of appearing or making representations at the next Board meeting to present their case.

1. There are two types of members – Voting Members and Non-Voting Members. The only difference in terms of benefits of membership is that Voting members may vote at annual meetings and may nominate and elect the Regional Board Members for their region.
2. In line with the principle aims of the Alliance, all Members are expected to take part in awareness-raising activities around World Hepatitis Day each year, to work together, in as far as is possible, with other Members operating in their country, to present their respective Governments with policy requests and to communicate their activities to the Executive Board at least annually. Members are also expected to interact with other patient groups both within their region and worldwide to help share best practice and support common national, regional and global goals.
3. Applicants for voting membership need not provide a set of accounts, but must have evidence of independence. All Members will be able to use membership logos and will have access to template campaign material, including awareness-raising, advocacy and fundraising tools, as well as support and advice from the Alliance.
4. The Alliance will divide the world into six regions, exactly matching the WHO’s regions.
5. Voting members in each region will be able to nominate a candidate and subsequently elect a board member to represent them and their region. Board members must be patients, meaning that they have or have had chronic HBV or HCV.
6. The board may appoint non-voting board members to provide expertise and ensure a reasonable balance between the number of HBV and HCV patients.
7. The Alliance recognises that there are organisations and groups that do not meet the Alliance’s membership criteria but would like to support the Alliance’s work, particularly in raising awareness. The Alliance designates these Associated Groups and is happy to provide them with World Hepatitis Day materials. Associated Group status is granted on request to the Alliance.

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