Membership

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.