Our governance structure
Orapuh is governed by an international Oversight and Academic Board (OAB), whose 7 members are the President/CAO, the Director of Administration & Finance (DAF), and 5 other members.
Staff
Our full-time staff (members), telecommuting officers, and numerous volunteers are erudite scholars of international pedigree operating from universities, colleges, hospitals, research institutions, and homes in Africa, Europe, North America, and Asia and are associated with at least one of our affiliated entities.
Research Ethics Board
The Orapuh Research Ethics Board (OREB) reviews every research proposal and gives approval before the research is conducted at Orapuh. It also monitors the conduct and outcomes of an approved research.
Redress & Disciplinary Committee
Orapuh Redress & Disciplinary Committee (ORDC) attends to all complaints, requests for redress, and disciplinary concerns.
Regional Centres
We are working on establishing 5 strategic regional centres across the globe to facilitate the effective deployment of the mission of the organisation:
- Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) – Nairobi, Kenya
- South and South-East Asia (SSEA) – Bangkok, Thailand
- Latin America (LA) – Bogotá, Columbia
- Middle East and North Africa (MENA) – Amman, Jordan
- Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) – Tbilisi, Georgia
Affiliated Entities
Orapuh’s 10 affiliated entities are governed in the following ways:
- Orapuh School (OS) is run by the President/CAO, Registrar, and a few Faculties
- Orapuh Journal (Orap. J.), Orapuh Literature Reviews (Orap. Lit. Rev.) and Orapuh Protocols (OraPro) are superintended and managed by the Editor-in-Chief, assisted by the Editorial Boards (an Editorial Board for each journal) made up of erudite scholars in the niche of the Organisation
- Orapuh Community is run by the Community Head, a team of community moderators/rapporteurs and the officials of the Oral and Public Health Society (SOPH)
- Orapuh College of Scholars (OCS) is run by the Fellows of the college, led by the President, Registrar, Chief Fellow (CF), Divisional Directors, Deputy Divisional Directors, and Finance & Public Relations Officer (FPRO)
- Orapuh Academic Repository (Acad Orap Rep) is run by an editor and some assistants
- Orapuh Press (OP) and Orapuh Store (OSt) are run by a manager and some assistants
- Orapuh Blog & News (OBN) is run by the Orapuh Media Team and members of OCS