IMHA

The Migraine Movement is our call to put migraine on the global health agenda — uniting patients, clinicians, and advocates from Europe and beyond, under one shared voice.

EMHA is launching IMHA - an international committee to bring migraine to the world.

Since 2016, EMHA has worked closely with patient associations outside Europe. IMHA — the International Migraine and Headache Alliance - is the multidisciplinary committee that formalises that work, giving the global migraine community a united patient voice on the international stage.

The Migraine Movement

EMHA

EUROPEAN MIGRAINE & HEADACHE ALLIANCE

Continues exactly as it has for 20 years - representing our 39 European member associations and leading our European policy and awareness work.

INTERNATIONAL MIGRAINE & HEADACHE ALLIANCE

Our newly launched international committee carrying the patient voice to global health forums, and coordinating migraine advocacy across the 23 international associates we already work with.

EMHA will continue to operate as it does today, with IMHA established in its internal regulation as the multidisciplinary international committee. The mission doesn't change: to be the voice of migraine patients, keeping them at the centre of our advocacy and research.

WHAT WE'RE BUILDING

Projects

Each project tackles a different piece of the same problem: migraine is common, disabling, and still too easily dismissed. Together, they build the evidence, tools, and voice needed to change that.

International Projects

The Migraine Scoring System

A new tool designed by Europe’s leading migraine specialists to help patients, physicians, and society to better understand and communicate about migraine.

Migraine Friendly Workplace

Nowadays 12% of the population still suffers migraine attacks without proper workplace support. That means one in seven people in your company face this situation.

Growing International Reach

Interactive Migraine Centers Map

This map aims to connect patients with specialized Headache Centers or provide a key informational resource for migraine management. It’s an ongoing project — if

MAPgraine: European Map of Access to Migraine Treatments

European Map of Access to Migraine Treatments An initiative by the European Migraine & Headache Alliance (EMHA) to highlight the differences in access, availability and

The Invisible Hormonal Pattern

In 2025, EMHA launched the largest European survey on hormonal migraine. The questionnaire targeted the general population, with 5,410 women screened-positive for migraine, forming the

Members

Being aware of our accountability in representing our members, to our sponsors and to the society in general, EMHA is committed to be transparent and respectful in all its actions.

BE PART OF THE MOVEMENT

There's a place for you in this movement.

Whether you live with migraine, treat it, research it, or simply believe it deserves to be taken seriously - join patients and advocates from Europe and beyond.