International Health Co-operative Organisation

A sectoral organisation of the ICA

www.ica.coop/ihco

International Health Co-operative Organisation (IHCO)

The International Health Co-operative Organisation (IHCO) is a sectoral organisation of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) which brings together co-operatives within the ICA membership that provide health care to their members or the provide self-employment for health professionals (doctors, nurses, etc.) or integrate consumers' and producers' co-operatives. It was founded in 1996.

Health co-operatives currently serve at least 100 million households around the world.

NEWS
	IHCO Seminar in Washington having results The IHCO seminar on “Cooperative Opportunities for Health Care”, held in Washington, D.C., on July 21st, was a first attempt on behalf of the international health cooperative movement to inspire American health co-ops in view of the opportunities that the new Health Care Reform in the US offers. Read more >>> ISuccess for Coop Health Seminar in Washington July 21st, IHCO arranged a seminar titled “Cooperative Opportunities for Health Care” in Washington, D.C. It featured several keynote health co-operators from USA and other countries. Read more >>> IHCO Board Meeting In connection with the IHCO seminar in Washington, the organisation also held its Board meeting in Washington, D.C., on July 22nd. Read more >>> *IHCO General Assembly:* The eye on structural questions The IHCO General Assembly was celebrated in connection to the ICA GA in Geneva on the 18th of November 2009. A key issue was the future of the ICA’s sectoral organisations, such as IHCO, within the new ICA structure. Read more >>> Malaysian KDM start co-op pharmacies Dr. Jagdev Singh Deo from Koperasi Doktor Malaysia informed the IHCO GA that the Malaysian organisation intends to start new co-operative pharmacies in Malaysia. Read more >>>
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Last Updated: 7 October 2010