PROFOH INTERNATIONAL

All Chapters, as well as volunteers, are members of PROFOH International, the association that safeguards the identity of the organization mission, vision and core values. The highest authority of PROFOH is the International Board of Directors, Advisory Board, Management and the Annual General Assembly (AGA) is made up of members and volunteers as observers. The International Chair of the Board is elected by these bodies and is currently headed Ms. Reem Biasio for a four years tenure, it, however, subject to re-election for another four years as Chair.

The Board of Directors is responsible for safeguarding the organization’s medical and social humanitarian mission and provides strategic orientation to all Chapters. It delegates duties to the Executive Council and holds the Council accountable for those tasks. The Executive Council is made up of Head of Departments (HOD) and Country Directors (CD) and is Chair by the Executive Director. He is saddled with the running of the organization secretariat, provides coordination, information and implements international projects and initiatives as requested by the BOD, He or she operates can operates from any of the six chapters offices.

The current Executive Director is Gbemuotor Kama.

In all the Chapters, we are made of the following professional as members or volunteers; they include doctors, nurses, midwives, educators, lawyers, anesthetists, epidemiologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, laboratory technicians, logistics experts, water and sanitation engineers, administrators and other support staff. We offer comprehensive healthcare, education and water and Sanitation. Where necessary fight epidemics, rehabilitate and run hospitals and clinics, carry out vaccination campaigns, operate nutrition centers, etc. Other activities include the treatment of injuries and disease, maternal care and the provision of humanitarian aid, setting up sanitation systems, supply safe drinking water, and distribute relief to assist survival.

Currently, there are ten Chapters. All are independent legal entities and operational presence in ten other countries, each has its own Board of Directors and Chair. All Chapters are with an executive office that raises local funds, support, recruits staff/volunteers for PROFOH’s operations. PROFOH”s chapters interconnect and work together in various ways, and are formally bound as one mandate by a shared name, a shared mission, and vision to the aims and objectives and shared membership of PROFOH International. A Country Director is the head of each Chapter.