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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Panama advances health cooperative strategy
Representatives from Panama’s Ministry of Health and national authorities recently met with international cooperative leaders to address key challenges in… Read More »Panama advances health cooperative strategy
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The upcoming IHCO General Assembly will be held online on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 2:00 PM CEST. To see… Read More »Save the date!
World health statistics 2026: global progress lags behind targets
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its World Health Statistics 2026 report, revealing that progress towards the health-related Sustainable… Read More »World health statistics 2026: global progress lags behind targets