WHO Disability Health Equity Network - Membership Application Form

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The WHO Disability Health Equity Network is a WHO-hosted network of stakeholders whose mission is to support the WHO Disability Health Equity Initiative through coordinated advocacy and united action towards health equity for persons with disabilities.

The WHO Disability Health Equity Network invites membership applications from:

  • Member States;
  • Intergovernmental organizations (such as UN agencies);
  • Non-State actors in official relations with WHO or WHO Collaborating centres;
  • Nongovernmental organizations (including civil society groups);
  • Organizations of persons with disabilities;
  • Academic institutions;
  • Philanthropic foundations;
  • Private sector entities (including international business associations).

To be eligible for membership, the entity should meet the following criteria: *

  • Contribute significantly to the advancement of health equity, disability and/or public health, and to the objectives, vision and goal of the Network;
  • Be actively and internationally working in the field of disability, health equity and/or public health in more than one country, with proven experience and expertise in the subject matter for at least 3 years;
  • Have an established structure, constitutive act, and accountability mechanism.

* Member States are eligible to apply regardless of these criteria.

Membership approval is based on an assessment, due diligence process, and review of information, according to the eligibility criteria and WHO rules and policies.

Before applying to become a member, please read the Terms of reference, confirm your entity meets the eligibility criteria and prepare the following documents to be uploaded: *

  • Legal status such as by-laws or constitution;
  • Governance structure;
  • Certificate of establishment;
  • List of names and affiliations of the members of main decision-making bodies such as Board or Executive Board;
  • Sources of funding (list of donors and sponsors, individual or collective, who donated over USD$ 49,999.99 in the last 3 years);
  • Report of activities in the field of disability, health equity and/or public health for the last three years (e.g., annual report).

* You do not need to provide these documents if you are a Member State, an intergovernmental organization (such as a UN agency), a non-State actor in official relations with WHO or a WHO Collaborating Centre.

* If the original documents are not in English, please provide both the original version and a translation in English.

This application form has six sections:

  1. General information about the entity;
  2. Tobacco/arms related disclosure statement for non-state actors;
  3. Entity focus;
  4. Supporting files;
  5. Workstream preferences;
  6. Adhesion to the terms of reference.

➡ If you are a Member State or an intergovernmental organization, such as a UN agency, only sections 1, 5 and 6 are applicable to you. You will not be asked to complete the other sections.
➡ If you are a non-State actor in official relations with WHO or a WHO collaborating centre, only sections 1, 2, 5 and 6 are applicable to you. You will not be asked to complete the other sections.

If you experience any issues accessing the form, please contact us at disability@who.int.

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