● Governance

How AHPC is governed

The AHP Council is the governing body of the Allied Health Professionals Council, established under the AHPC Act 2017. It sets the Council’s policy and direction and is accountable for how the professions are regulated. The Council brings together one elected professional from each of the six clusters, together with representatives of the ministries and offices named in the Act, and is supported by professional sub-committees and a permanent Secretariat.

Organisational Chart

How the Council, its committees and the Registrar’s Office are structured.

Governing Body

AHPC Council Members

Advisory Body

AHP Technical Committee

Standing Committees
  • Registration, Validation & Licensing Committee

  • Ethics & Disciplinary Committee

  • CPD Committee

    Continuing Professional Development

  • System & Data Handling Committee

  • Communication & Networking Committee

Executive Office

Registrar’s Office

Departments
  • ICT Department

  • Administrative Department

    • Data entry, archives & statistics maintenance
    • Human resources, meetings & facilities maintenance
    • CPD HR & logistics management
  • Finance Department

  • Education & Training Department

    • CPD inspection & quality assurance

Lines show reporting relationships, from the Council down.

● The Council

Council members

The governing body of AHPC for the current term.

RC

Mr Rizwan Chumroo

Physiotherapist

SD

Ms Sneha Dosieah

Speech and Language Therapist

TS

Mrs Teenusha Soobrah

Dietitian

KR

Karishma Sharma Ramdhonee-Dowlot

Psychologist

CF

Dr Cyril Jean-Charles Stilianos Fischhoff

Chiropractic Specialist

SH

Dr (Mrs) Sadhna Hunma

Clinical Scientist

GS

Mr Geerish Das Soodhoo

Nominee

MA

Mr Mushir Anaruth

Nominee

Mrs C. Ah-Sue

Permanent Secretary
Alternate: Mrs H.D Bedacee-Dindoyal, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Alternate member)

Mr Kamlesh Chandra Suneechur

Assistant Permanent Secretary

Mrs Geereesha Topsy-Sonoo

Parliamentary Counsel

Mr Yashwant Fakoo

Analyst / Senior Analyst

Alternate: Mr Roshan Sultoo — Lead Analyst

Professor Brambhanund Suryakiran Sharma

Director, Tertiary

Alternate: Mr Vedanand Burosah — Assistant Director, Tertiary

Mrs Geereesha Topsy-Sonoo

Parliamentary Counsel

● committees

Professional committees

The AHP Council is the governing body of the Allied Health Professionals Council, established under the AHPC Act 2017. It sets the Council’s policy and direction and is accountable for how the professions are regulated. The Council brings together one elected professional from each of the six clusters, together with representatives of the ministries and offices named in the Act, and is supported by professional sub-committees and a permanent Secretariat.

● Secretariat

The team that runs the Council

The permanent staff who carry out the Council’s decisions and manage the register day to day.