Network

HERA has access to a global network of consultants and collaborates with several European consulting companies. HERA participates in formal friendly networks such as the HERA-ALTER-ETC-HPI network.

HERA also engages in temporary framework agreements. Presently HERA is member of the AEDES consortium for the EC and manages the MTR framework contract for the BTC, together with SHER. HERA collaborates regularly with other firms in the North such as Abt Associates, ADE, CHD, Crown Agents, ECORYS, GFA Medica, JSI, MSH, OPM, PHC, R4D and SHER.

HERA has research links with Schools of Public Health and other academic and research institutions in Europe and throughout the world. Examples are the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp (ITM), the Public Health School of the Free University of Brussels (ESP) and the Swiss Tropical Institute (STI).

HERA is also member of the Belgian Platform Be-cause Health and contributes actively to its functioning.

In line with its vision, HERA has developed relationships with institutions, consulting companies and individuals in the south and actively develops this network further. HERA aims to support and develop professional consultant capacity in the South. Some of the organisations HERA works with in the South are CRC (Uganda), SEDES (Niger), SECHABA (Lesotho), ETC East-Africa (Kenya), HPI Ghana, Koni Expertise (Mali), AGESFO (Cameroon), CREDESS (Burundi) and HAL (Bangladesh).

These networks allow HERA ready access to many types of specific expertise in the health and development sector.