Ethical screening survey for Be-cause health member organisations

Guiding screening questions

To start or maintain a constructive dialogue with new member organisations upon application to the Be-cause health network and every four years with all member organisations of the Be-cause health network, they will be asked to answer the following set of questions.

The name of your organisation: *

1. Please, attest if your organisation falls under the categories stated below. Companies that
offer their products and/or services as open source public goods can apply for membership.
This will be checked during the ethical screening procedure. *

2. a) Does your organisation adhere to the mission, vision and values of Be-cause health? *

b) Explain in a few sentences which are the main aspects of the mission, vision and values of Be-cause health your organisation identifies with? *

3. a) What is the primary goal of your organisation? *

b) If the primary goal is not health care/health systems strengthening, explain in a few sentences how your objectives or strategies relate to health care/health rights/health systems.

c) If your organisation is a health focused department/service/etc… of a larger organisation, explain its position within the organisation.

4. Please provide the necessary official documents of the establishment of your organisation that supports your candidacy. At a minimum (if existing) the statutes and/or internal regulations, and the organigram are required. * 🛈

5. If existing, please provide us with a copy of the ethical code of your organisation. 🛈

6. a) Is your organisation involved in the sale of health related products (medication, devices, other kinds of supplies), tools (software, procedures, …) or services (training, consultancy, data management, …) on: *

a non-commercial basis

a private non-for-profit basis

a commercial basis

not applicable

6. b) Is this your organisation's main activity?

yes

no

7. If your organisation pursues commercial objectives:

a. Explain how, as a member, you would contribute to Be-cause health beyond the extend of those commercial objectives. *

b. Do you agree not to make any commercial prospection during Be-cause health activities? *

c. How do you distinguish yourself from purely for-profit companies? *

8. Is there anything else you want to tell the ethical commission of Be-cause health to strengthen your membership application or your membership renewal of its network?