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.
Cooperators from over 100 countries will meet in Seville from 19 to 22 June. Register now and join us at the event #momentoCOOP #coop twitter.com/Coopsdetrabajo…
Latest Updates
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
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