He further noted that the workshop was mainly intended to create a common understanding on the steps to be followed during the election process. He has also remarked that the participants should actively take part in the workshop so that the election process could be smoothly implemented.
Ato Semegnew Mengestu, Deputy Executive Director of EPHA, presented the guideline that consisted of the composition of the General Assembly, criteria for election, modalities of election, and the allocation of regional representatives to the General Assembly.
On the occasion, Ato Birhane Moges, the legal advisor of EPHA said that the General Assembly under article 6.3 of the constitution shall be composed of not less than 60 members, including:
i. Executives of the General Assembly,
ii. Members of the Executive Board,
iii. Regional chapters focal persons,
iv. Elected representatives of regional chapters,
v. Chairperson and designated members of the Advisory Council,
vi. Chairperson or designated members of EPHA Committees and
vii. Editor-in-Chief of the Ethiopian Journal of Health Development /EJHD/.
Some of the participants
EPHA’s Executive Board members, chapter representatives, EPHA secretariat management and senior technical staff members attended the workshop.