Global SPECS Network Membership Application Form

The Global SPECS Network is a WHO informal network for stakeholders whose mission is to support the WHO SPECS 2030 initiative. For more information about the Global SPECS Network and its objectives visit its webpage and read the terms of reference.

The Global SPECS Network invites membership applications from:

• Intergovernmental organizations (such as UN Agencies),
• Nongovernmental organizations,
• Academic institutions,
• Philanthropic foundations, and
• Private sector international associations or constituencies (individual private sector organizations are not eligible).

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

• contribute significantly to the advancement of eye care and/or public health and to the objectives, vision and goal of the Network; and,
• be actively and internationally working in the field of eye care and/or public health for at least 3 years. (National organizations are not eligible.)

Membership approval is based on the review of information, a risk assessment and due diligence process, 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, in English and PDF format, 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), and
• Report of activities in the field of eye care and/or public health for the last three years (e.g., annual report).

Please note that only documents in English language will be considered.

This application form has five sections*:

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

*If you are an intergovernmental organization, such as a UN Agency, you do not need to provide a Tobacco/arms-related disclosure statement, entity focus or supporting files. Only sections I and V are applicable to you. 

*If you are a Non-state Actor in official relations with WHO or a WHO Collaborating centre, you do not need to provide entity focus or supporting files. Only sections I, II and V are applicable to you. To be able to select this option, the entity must be on one of the lists.

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