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Global Patient Advocacy Coalition for Headache (GPACH)

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A collective of the most influential voices in migraine care, advocacy, research, patient education and empowerment

GPACH

The Global Patient Advocacy Coalition for Headache (GPACH) is a non-profit organization registered in Belgium. It is formed by patients and headache specialists collaborating together as volunteers to advance patient-centered advocacy for people with headache disorders across the globe. The organization thinks global and act local. GPACH was formed to unify patient advocacies around the world and leverage collective resources to drive meaningful change in migraine patient care. GPACH aims to reach health care providers, policymakers, people living with headache disorders and those around them to drive recognition of the impact of headache disorders on the individual and society.

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GPACH board of directors

CHAIR: Audrey Craven (Ireland), Migraine Association of Ireland
VICE-CHAIR: Olivia Begasse de Dhaem, MD, FAHS (Belgium/USA), Institute for Headache and Brain Health, Univeri
Fumihiko Sakai, MD (Japan), Japanese Headache Society
Daisuke Danno, MD (Japan), Japanese Headache Society
Elisabetta Scanferla, PhD (Italy/France)
Morgane Rivera Vargas (France), La Voix des Migraineux
Sabine Debremaeker (France), La Voix des Migraineux

Executive Secretary: Annette Dumas, ASDM Consulting

GPACH members

Faraidoon Haghdoost, MD, PhD (Iran/Australia)
Muhammad Ismail Khalid Yousaf, MD (Pakistan/USA)

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