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Becoming a Member
ACHAP membership is open to Christian Health Associations (CHAs), Church Health Networks (CHNs) and other Church Health Organizations (CHOs). These associations, networks or organizations refer to those founded/ owned/managed jointly or individually by Christian denominations namely; Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Pentecostal or Evangelical. They shall be national in character. This implies an explicit mandate of the association, network or organization that enables it to engage in discussions and take decisions for and on behalf of its constituent members. In a country where there is a recognized nationally representative association, network or organization, for all Christian denominations, that association, network or organization shall be the only one eligible for ACHAP membership.
In a country where there is no recognized nationally representative association, network or organization for all Christian denominations then the nationally representative association, network or organization of the respective denomination shall be eligible for ACHAP membership. The Church health association, network or organization may be representative of: ‐ Health Care /Service delivery institutions, hospitals, clinics etc ‐ Drug supply organizations ‐ Health professional training institutions only or all inclusive .Church health associations, networks or organizations established for specific health issues at country level shall not be eligible for membership to ACHAP.

REGION | COUNTRY | MEMBERS | ACRONYM | WEBSITE |
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Central | Cameroon | Conseil des Eglises Protestantes du Cameroon | CEPCA | |
Central | Cameroon | Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services | CBCHS | http://cbchealthservices.org/ |
Central | Central Africa Republic | Association des œuvres Medicale pour la Santé en Centre Afrique | ASSOMESCA | |
Central | Central Africa Republic | Communauté Baptiste au Centrale de l'Afrique (CBCA) | CBCA | http://www.cbca-kanisa.org |
Central | Chad | Koyom Hospital/ Bureau d'Appui Conseil | AEST | |
Central | D.R.Congo | Eglise du Christ au Congo ECC/CARITAS Congo. Eglise du Christ au Congo ECC | ECC | |
Central | D.R.Congo | CARITAS Congo | http://www.caritasdev.cd | |
Central | Niger | Union des Eglises Evangéliques Protestantes au Niger | UEEPN | |
East | Burundi | Communauté des Eglises de Pentecôte au Burundi, CEPBU | CEPBU | |
East | Sudan | Christian Health Association of Sudan | CHAS | |
East | Ethiopia | Ethiopia Evangelical Church Mekane Yesu: Development & Social Services Commission | EECMY - DASSC | http://eecmydassc.org |
East | Kenya | Christian Health Association of Kenya. | CHAK | http://www.chak.or.ke |
East | Kenya | Kenya Episcopal Conference | KCCB | http://www.kccb.or.ke/ |
East | Kenya | Mission for essential Drug Supply | MEDS | http://www.meds.or.ke/ |
East | Kenya | Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network | EPN | http://www.epnetwork.org/ |
East | Rwanda | Bureau des Formations Médicales Agréees de Rwanda | BUFMAR | |
East | Rwanda | CARITAS Rwanda | http://www.caritasrwanda.org/ | |
East | Tanzania | Christian Social Services Commission | CSSC | http://cssc.or.tz/ |
East | Tanzania | Mission for Essential Medical Supplies | MEMS | http://mems.or.tz/ |
East | Uganda | Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB) | UPMB | http://upmb.co.ug/ |
East | Uganda | Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB) | UCMB | http://www.ucmb.co.ug/ |
East | Uganda | Joint Medical Stores | JMS | https://www.jms.co.ug/ |
South | Angola | Christian Medical Commission of Angola | CMCA | |
South | Botswana | Associations of Medical Missions of Botswana | AMMB | |
South | Lesotho | Christian Health Association of Lesotho | CHAL | |
South | Swaziland | Churches Forum on HIV/AIDS Republic of Swaziland | CFHA | |
South | Madagascar | Eglise du Jesus Christ à Madagascar/Church of jesus Christ in Madagascar | FJKM | |
South | Malawi | Christian Health Association of Malawi | CHAM | http://www.cham.org.mw/ |
South | Namibia | Council of Churches in Namibia | CCN | www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/africa/namibia/ccn |
South | South Africa | Christian Aids Bureau for S.A | CHASA | |
South | Zambia | Churches Association of Zambia | CHAZ | https://www.chaz.org.zm/ |
South | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Association of Church Related Hospitals (ZACH) | ZACH | http://www.zach.org.zw/ |
West | Benin | Association des Œuvres Médicales Privée Confessionnelles et Sociales au Benin | AOMPCB | http://benin-amces.org/ |
West | Burkina Faso | Union Chrétienne Médicale et Paramédicale de Burkina | UCMP | https://ucmpbf.wordpress.com |
West | Burkina Faso | Assemblé de Dieu De Burkina Faso (ASAD) | ASAD | |
West | Ghana | Christian Health Association of Ghana | CHAG | http://www.chag.org.gh/ |
West | Ivory Coast | Hopital Baptiste de Torgokaha/Hopitaux Baptistes de Ferke. Centre Médico - Social Baptiste de Torgokaha | HBDF | http://www.aebeci.org |
West | Liberia | Christian Health Association of Liberia | CHAL | http://chal.org.lr/ |
West | Mali | Association Protestante de la Santé au Mali | APSM | http://www.apsmmali.org |
West | Nigeria | Christian Health Association of Nigeria | CHAN | www.channigeria.org |
West | Nigeria | CHAN MEDIPHARM | CHAN-MEDIPHARM | http://chanmedi-pharm.org/ |
West | Sierra Leone | Christian Health Association of Sierra Leone | CHASL | http://www.chasl.sl |
West | Togo | Association Protestant des Oeuvres Medicosociales du Togo | APROMESTO | |
West | Guinea Conakry | Mission Philafricaine | MPA |

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