The European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (E-AHPBA) is the prime interdisciplinary organisation for HPB-surgical science and scholarship in our region, and provides an international forum for presenting the state-of-the-art developments and science of HPB-surgery. This is achieved through conducting a biennial congress (alternating with the IHPBA World congress), and other annual meetings and courses including the preparatory courses for the UEMS examinations, specialised technical courses, consensus conferences and workshops. The E-AHPBA also supports educative and scientific activities from its members and strategic partners where deemed appropriate. Together with IHPBA, the E-AHPBA also provides support and development within the outreach programme available to all low-income countries within our region. The EHPBA was founded in 1999 as the European Regional Association of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA). In 2011 the Association then expanded to countries of the Middle East and Africa, thus, forming the European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (E-AHPBA). Our region also includes ‘National Chapters’ that represent memberships from different countries including: CIS (Russian Federation and CIS Countries), Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain and Ireland, Greece, Italy, Kenya, MENA (Middle East and North Africa), Netherlands, Scandinavia, Spain, South Africa and Turkey. The E-AHPBA is moving forward in playing a major role in improving treatment of HPB-diseases worldwide
