On June 20, 2019 partners of the «Cooperatives for Health» initiative met in Geneva for discussing research findings on the potential of health cooperatives in promoting universal health coverage. Continue reading →

Representatives from the International Health Cooperative Organisation took an active part in the different sessions of the 6th Technical Committee of Africa Ministerial Cooperative Conference, held in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 28 May to 1 June. Continue reading →

From 21 to 23 May, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UNDESA, organised the workshop entitled «Cooperatives in Social Development: Towards Universal Healthcare», aimed at analysing the challenges of cooperatives in the healthcare sector and the role they can play as a tool for development in low- and middle-income countries. IHCO participated in the meeting providing the experience of its members and explaining the benefits and the opportunities that cooperatives have in the health domain. Continue reading →

Nairobi hosted the Expert Group Meeting on «Harnessing the power of cooperatives to achieve sustainable development for all: successes, challenges, the road ahead», organised by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. IHCO participated in the meeting and shared its view on the role that cooperatives play to achieve universal health coverage. Continue reading →

As part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC), a new brief focused on Sustainable Development Goal 3 has been launched in collaboration with IHCO. Continue reading →

In 2014, thirteen leading cooperatives, federations and organisations from the Philippines joined forces to create Cooperative Health Management Federation. In this interview, Roy S. Miclat, CEO of the Federation for the last three years, explains its structure and goals, as well as the nature of its relationship with the public health system in the country.

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