International Health
Cooperative Organisation
About Us
IHCO is an international organisation founded in 1996 that brings together health cooperatives. It is the health sectoral organisation of the International Cooperative Alliance.
IHCO activity is addressed to showcase cooperatives as an alternative to private and public healthcare, which combines economic goals with social values.
IHCO promotes a people-focused approach to meet the population’s health needs, encouraging high-quality healthcare services and ethical working conditions for professionals.
Health cooperatives take the best structure to meet the needs of their members.
Health cooperatives are active in different sectors.
IHCO General Assembly held on 27 October elected the members of the Board for the next 4 years Carlos Zarco, President Ricardo Lopez, Vice-President Hotaka Hara, Vice-President Gilberto Quinche, Member Marcos Cunha, Member #coops #healthcoops pic.twitter.com/Pvx8JiG156
Latest Updates
United Nations acknowledges the role of health cooperatives in the pandemic
«The covid-19 pandemic has led to a sudden and massive increase in demand for health services, and health cooperatives in… Read More »United Nations acknowledges the role of health cooperatives in the pandemic
Community-based health financing in India
Health insurance in India is affected by a lack of awareness, affordability and trust in the insurance providers, as the… Read More »Community-based health financing in India
Cooperative entrepreneurship in the health sector
The International Cooperative Entrepreneurship Think Tank, ICETT, invited IHCO President Carlos Zarco as a speaker to its meeting on 13… Read More »Cooperative entrepreneurship in the health sector