The EDCTP-EEIG General Assembly (GA) is the ultimate and exclusive decision making body of the European Economic Interest Group (EEIG). It acts collectively and the full members are jointly and severally liable for the actions of the EEIG. The principal responsibility of the Assembly is to ensure that all necessary activities are undertaken to achieve the statutory objectives of EDCTP, and that its resources are properly and efficiently managed. It has the final and exclusive decision-making power over:
- General strategies and plans of action for EDCTP
- Annual action plans, including calls for proposals
- Annual budgets and accounts
- Appointment and dismissal of the Executive Director (ED), the Director of Finance and Administration (DFA), the Director of North-North Cooperation, the Director of South-South Cooperation, the High Representative (HR) and senior staff members of the Secretariat
- Selection of the location(s) of the Secretariat
- Commitments for collaboration, agreements and partnerships with third-parties
- Public release of information on initiatives, achievements and results of EDCTP
- The appointment of the advisory bodies (Partnership Board and Developing Countries Coordinating Committee).
The full members of the General Assembly are supported in their work by the Deputy General Assembly (DGA) members.
Country
| GA Members
| Deputy GA members
|
Austria | Dr Christiane Druml
Ethics Committee of the Medical University of Vienna and the Vienna General Hospital | Dr Hemma Bauer
Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research
|
Belgium | Prof. Bruno Gryseels
Director, Institute for Tropical Medicine | Dr Dirk van der Roost
Institute for Tropical Medicine
|
Denmark | Dr Søren Jepsen (Vice-chair)
State Serum Institute |
|
France
| Prof. Patrice Debre
Hôpital Potié Salpêtrière | Dr Bernadette Murgue
INSERM |
Germany |
| Dr Detlef Böcking
Deutschen Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt e.V. |
Greece | Prof. Evangelina Ntzani
University of Ioannina School of Medicine | Dr Suzanne Kolyva
General Secretariat for Research & Technology |
Ireland | Dr Teresa Maguire
Health Research Board | Dr Diarmuid McClean
Irish Aid
|
Italy | Prof. Stefano Vella
Istituto Superiore Di Sanita |
|
Luxembourg | Dr Carlo Duprel
Fonds National de la Recherche |
|
Netherlands | Dr Marja Esveld (Vice-chair)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Dr Judith de Kroon
NACCAP
|
Norway | Mr Arne-Petter Sanne
Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs | Mr Kårstein Mäseide
The Research Council of Norway
|
Portugal | Dr Ana Maria Faisca
FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology | Dr Catarina Resende
FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology
|
Spain
| Dr Rafael De Andres-Medina
Instituto de Salud Carlos III | Mr Tomas-López-Peña
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
|
Sweden
| Dr Hannah Akuffo (Chair)
Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)
|
|
Switzerland | Dr Isabella Beretta
State Secretariat for Education and Research |
|
United Kingdom | Dr Mark Palmer
Medical Research Council | Dr Morven Roberts
Medical Research Council |
The African Union (AU) Commission of Social Affairs |
Advocate Bience Gawanas, Commissioner Social Affairs of AU | Alternate representative: Dr Olawale Maiyegun, Director for Social Affairs of AU |
The East African Community (EAC)
|
Ambassador Richard Sezibera, Secretary General | Alternate representative: Dr Stanley Sonoiya, Principal Health Officer of EAC |
The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and the Organisation for the Coordination of the Struggle Against Epidemics in Central Africa (OCEAC) |
Dr Jean Jacques Moka, the Secretary General of OCEAC | Alternate representative: Dr Marlyse Peyou Ndi, Head of Studies, Planning and Training Department of OCEAC |
The African Regional Committee of Health Ministers |
Professor John Gyapong, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Innovation & Development), University of Ghana | Alternate representative: Dr Alasford M. Ngwengwe, Chairperson of the Zambian National Health Research Advisory Committee |
