About us · Our Board and Accounts
Governance & accountability
The International Rotary Fellowship of Healthcare Professionals is led by an international Board of Directors who meet monthly online. Directors are elected in accordance with the Fellowship’s Constitution and Bylaws, ensuring transparent and accountable governance.
As one of Rotary’s most active Fellowships, we maintain a vibrant programme of global activities, professional exchanges, humanitarian initiatives and collaborative learning. We warmly encourage members to connect with us, take part in our work and strengthen our shared impact.
Our Chair
Chair · Austria
Dr. med. Herbert Ederer
Decades of Rotary leadership and Foundation service
The Board of Directors 2025–26
Seventeen Directors from ten different countries, bringing together medicine, nursing, public health and humanitarian leadership. We meet once a month online.
| Director | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert Ederer | Chair | Austria |
| Amal El Sisi | Vice Chair | Egypt |
| Ann Evans | Vice Chair · Preventable Blindness | USA |
| Rainer Moosdorf | Secretary | Germany |
| John Philip | Treasurer · Signatory · Trustee | UK |
| Gillian Pearce | Signatory · Trustee | UK |
| Demetress Harrell | Medical Equipment | USA |
| Richard Kalungi | Uganda | Uganda |
| Drago Pausek | Webmaster · Signatory · Trustee | Croatia |
| Pat Merryweather-Arges | Quality & Patient Safety | USA |
| Douglas Donald McMillan | Newborn Care | Canada |
| Francisco Rosiello | Disaster Medicine · Medical Intelligence | Italy |
| K V Ravishankar | Preventable Blindness | India |
| Surinder Pal Singh Grover | IRFHP Branches | India |
| Saroj Bajracharya | IRFHP Branches | Nepal |
| Maimuna Alex-Adeomi | Patient Safety | USA |
| Bagathsingh Karuppanan | IRFHP Branches | India |
Join us
Open to all health professionals — Rotarian and non-Rotarian. All it takes is a heart to do good.
