IHCO incorporates new members

On the 25th of November, the General Assembly of the International Healthcare Cooperatives Organisation (IHCO) took place, which every year brings together representatives from the companies in the sector from different countries. 

The meeting, presided by the Director of the Fundación Espriu, Carlos Zarco, analysed the actions that the international organisation has developed over the past year. The delegates revealed the challenges to which the cooperatives are facing up to in the different countries and they exchanged points of view and solutions.

The assembly also formalised the incorporation of three new organisations: a network of cooperative pharmacies in Greece, a hospital in Uruguay and a cooperative of professionals in Panama, who as full members are extending the association base and the representativeness of the healthcare institution.

Founded in 1996 as the healthcare branch of the International Cooperative Alliance, the organisation presided over by the Fundación Espriu currently includes associated companies in 18 countries from Europe, America, Asia and Africa.