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.
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Latest Updates
New report highlights the role of cooperatives in the health sector in building a better world
The International Health Cooperative Organization (IHCO), in partnership with PromoCoop, has published a report that illustrates the many ways cooperatives… Read More »New report highlights the role of cooperatives in the health sector in building a better world
Online General Assembly 2021
On 27 October, delegates from 10 countries met online for the IHCO General Assembly. Prominent on the meeting’s agenda was… Read More »Online General Assembly 2021
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