Steering Group

The Steering Committee is responsible for and supervises the day-to-day operation of the network, the execution of which is delegated to the Be-cause health Coordinator. It makes strategic proposals to the General Assembly and discusses proposals for external communication and views on policy. When necessary, the Steering Committee will consult the members.

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Composition

The Steering Committee consists of 11 Be-cause health members, elected by the General Assembly, and the Be-cause health coordinator. The elected members exercise their office personally. They contribute the expertise gained through their own organisations.

The optimal composition of the Steering Committee aims to reflect the diversity of the members

  • 2 representatives of academic institutions,
  • 2 representatives of NGOs,
  • 2 representatives of public institutions,
  • 2 representatives of member organisations from a LMIC,
  • 2 representatives of another kind of member organisations,
  • 1 individual member.

Current composition

Valérie Van Belle
Chairperson
Mutualité Chrétienne
Magalie Schotte
Coordinator
Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM)
Xavier de Béthune
Treasurer
individual member
Substitute: Véronique Urbaniak, Médecins du Monde (MdM)
Martinus De Smet
individual member
Substitute: Ignace Ronse, individual member
Alliance Hoyep
individual member
Substitute: Anselme Mubeneshayi Kananga, International Youth Assiocation for Development (IYAD)
Dimitri Renmans
Ecole de Santé Publique - Université Libre de Bruxelles (ESP-ULB)
Substitute: Patrick Rached, ESP-ULB
Felipe Sere
Health Impact Coalition (HICO)
Maria Belén Tarrafeta Sayas
Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM)
Charlotte Taylor
Enabel
Substitute: François Sarramagnan, Enabel
Félix Vanderstricht
Ombudsman & chairman Ethical Commission
Ucoopia - ULB
Elisa Vanlerberghe
Memisa
Substitute: Fiorella Farje, Memisa
Marie Dermont
observer member
Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and humanitarian aid (DGD)
Substitute: Mabelle Mrad, DGD

Term of office and responsibilities

  • The term of office is 4 years and is renewable once.
  • The members and the chair of the Steering Committee are elected by the General Assembly.
  • The position of treasurer and the members of the Ethical Commission (including the Ombudsperson) are elected within the Steering Committee.
  • To ensure continuity, each member (including the Chair) has a substitute to take over their tasks in their absence.

Governance

General Assembly
Complaint procedure and ethics committee
Internal documents