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
IHCO General Assembly welcomes i+Med as new member
On 21 October, the International Health Cooperative Organisation (IHCO) held its General Assembly. The IHCO President reviewed the achievements of… Read More »IHCO General Assembly welcomes i+Med as new member
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
Save the date!
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!