The Irish Institute of Rural Health is also part of an European network linked through EURIPA (European Rural & Isolated Practitioner’s association) with the British Institute of Rural Health and other professional groups in other European countries.
The European Partners including the Irish Institute will work together to form a virtual information exchange chain and collect and disseminate information relating to rural health. A practical application of this partnership is through the successful application by the group for the BIOMED Programme to the EU Commission.
The present Chairman of EURIPA is Dr John Wynne -Jones, who is also the founder/ director of the British Institute of Rural Health.