IHF News
IHF Secretariat News
IHF Secretariat moving to Geneva
On May 27 to 29, 1947 the International Hospital Federation was created in Lucerne, Switzerland, to continue the mission of the International Hospital Association. Since then the Federation has gone through many changes but the constitution uniting all its members remains anchored in the initial text inspired by the Swiss Civil Code. Today IHF has returned to its place of origin, after a long process, which is close to completion. This has been possible thanks to 3 major players: The University Hospitals of Geneva, the Authorities of Geneva (especially the Centre d'Accueil - Genève Internationale - Geneva Welcome Centre (CAGI)), and the IHF secretariat. They all deserve strong recognition for the work done. Read more (...)
International Relations & Activities
IHF collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfdB)
The African Development Bank (AfdB) is undertaking an assessment of the results of its 2008-2012 mid-term strategy and preparing that for 2013-2017. The IHF was requested by the Bank to support its intervention and strategic thinking in the hospital sector. This activity started end of 2010 and was completed in July 2011. A timely opportunity indeed to explore possibilities for stronger involvement of AfdB in the hospital sector. Read more (...)
IHF Governing Council participation at the Hong Kong Hospital Authority Convention
The IHF Governing Council was invited in June 2011 by the Hong Kong Hospital Authority to host its statutory meeting and to make presentations during the Convention. The event was memorable and contributed to raising the image of the IHF in the region, thanks to a productive Council meeting, the extremely well attended IHF session and a perfect social program. We express our warm gratitude to the Hong Kong Hospital Authority for their initiative in hosting IHF and special thanks and appreciation are extended to Dr Lawrence Lai, IHF Governing Council member for Hong Kong, for his leadership role in organizing the event. Read more (...)
IHF MDR-TB Leadership Training Programme Series Concludes in Tunisia
On June 27 through July 1, 2011, the International Hospital Federation (IHF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health - DGSSP-MSP (Tunisia) and Health Development International (HDI ' USA), organized in Tunis, Tunisia, a weeklong leadership training seminar for MDR-TB Hospitals Managers, involved in the fight against tuberculosis and multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), which is a growing global threat. This initiative, the first of its kind undertaken by the IHF in a French-speaking country, is the last in a series conducted under the sponsored Eli Lilly MDR-TB Partnership Programme - www.lillymdr-tb.com. The other courses conducted were in South Africa (2006), China (2008), India (2009), Brazil(2010). Read more (...)
IHF invited to the 50th Anniversary of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) celebrated its 50th Anniversary in June 2011 with a dedicated meeting on the challenge of ageing population and multiple morbidities. The IHF was invited as a discussant on the topic of financing and payment systems with multiple morbidities. This was a great opportunity to have views from members and to convey a strong message on inadequacy of current funding systems with health and social challenges. Read more (...)
Group Purchasing and Industry Dialogue Exchange Initiated
The International Hospital Federation and the Resah Idf(Central purchasing body for public hospitals and nursing homes for Ile de France Region (France), hosted 5th and 6th July 2011 in Paris, France, a meeting of the IHF Group Purchasing Chapter, which brought together group purchasing organisations (GPOs), hospital and healthcare decision-makers and industry. The aim of the meeting was to initiate the exchange of dialogue in order to establish understanding and cooperation and build national, regional and international collaboration with regard to procurement and purchasing systems. Participation by the corporate sector, was by invitation. Read more (...)
IHF Events
IHF 37th World Hospital Congress - Atlantis Hotel, The Palm, In Dubai, United Arab Emirates: An Event Not To Be Missed!
Preparations are entering their final stages for the IHF 37th World Hospital Congress ' www.ihfdubai.ae to be held at the Atlantis Hotel, The Palm, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 8 ' 10 November 2011, the first city in the Middle East and North Africa region to host this biennial World Hospital Congress since the foundation of the International Hospital Federation in 1929. Read more (...)
IHF Hospital and Healthcare Association Leadership Summit
IHF 38th World Hospital Congress
WHO Round Up
Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases 2010
The Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases 2010 is the first report on the worldwide epidemic of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases, along with their risk factors and determinants. Read more (...)
The Elusive Definition of Pandemic Influenza
This article, written by Peter Doshi, is published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Volume 89, Number 7, July 2011. Read more (...)
The Global Plan To Stop TB 2011-2015
Tuberculosis (TB) ' an infectious airborne disease ' is a major global health problem. Each year, there are around nine million new cases of TB, and close to two million deaths. All countries are affected, but 85% of cases occur in Africa (30%) and Asia (55%), while India and China alone represent 35%. Read more (...)
World Health Statistics 2011
The World Health Statistics series is WHO's annual compilation of health-related data for its 193 Member States, and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and associated targets. Read more (...)
From International Organizations
Description of Alternative Approaches to Measure and Place a Value on Hospital Products in Seven OECD Countries
This paper, written by Luca Lorenzoni and Mark Pearson, provides a description of the classification systems used to measure hospital services in selected OECD countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Norway, United Kingdom (England), and the United States. Three classifications are relevant: those on diagnoses; on procedures; and on products. In addition, methods used to measure the cost of hospital services are reviewed. Read more (...)
Help Wanted? Providing and Paying For Long-Term Care
As life expectancy pushes into the late 70s for men and well into the 80s for women, ever more people want help in order to be able to live their lives to the full for as long as possible. How will demographic and labour market trends affect the supply of family and friends available to care for us? Can we rely on family carers as the sole source of support for frail seniors? Should family carers and friends be better supported, and if so how? Can we attract and retain care workers -- is it just a matter of paying them better? Will public finances be threatened by the cost of providing care in the future? What should be the balance between private responsibility and public support in care-giving? Can we reduce costs by improving efficiency of long-term care services? Read more (...)
Post-Natal Depression: Essay Competition
The Centre for Applied Research and Evaluation International Foundation, or CAREIF, an international charity based in London, promote the essay competition on Post-Natal Depression and the influence of the cultural context and cultural practices on the evolving knowledge. Read more (...)
OECD Health Data 2011
Hospitals Worldwide News
Africa
Zambia develops user and system requirements for its logistics management information system
This report, written by David Lubinski et al., is published by op.ti.mize, a collaborative project between WHO and PATH. Read more (...)
Americas
Exploring the Business Case for Ambulatory Electronic Health Record System Adoption
This report, written by Paula H. Song et al., is published by the Journal of Healthcare Management, Volume 56, Number 3, May/June 2011. Read more (...)
The Effect of the MassHealth Hospital Pay-for-Performance Program on Quality
This report, written by Andrew M. Ryan and Jan Blustein, is published by the Health Services Research Journal, Volume 46, Number 3, June 2011. Read more (...)
Europe
Pharma-Innovation ' Patent 2 (Innova-P2)
Innova-P2 is a 3-year Collaborative Project with a total budget of 728,640 Euro, funded by the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement 217665. 1 June 2008 - 31 May 2011. Read more (...)
EU Global Health Seminar
The First EU Global Health Seminar took place in Brussels from 27 to 29 of June. The event was titled: 'Putting the EU Global Health Policy into Practice'. Read more (...)
Asia
A Population-Based Survey Using PPE-15: relationship of care aspects to patient satisfaction in Hong Kong
This report, written by Eliza L. Y. Wong et al., is published by International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 23, Number 4, August 2011. Read more (...)
HP&P - Composition of Pluralistic Health Systems: How Much Can We Learn From Household Surveys? An Exploration In Cambodia
This study, written by Bruno Meessen al., is published by Health Policy and Planning, Volume 26, Suppl 1, July 2011. Read more (...)
Is It Enough to Set National Patient Safety Goals? An Empirical Evaluation In Taiwan
This report, written by Cathy Hui-Uing Wung et al., is published by International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 23, Number 4, August 2011. Read more (...)
International Events
8th MCC Hospital World - 22-23 September - Berlin, Germany
MCC Hospital World conference ( www.hospitalworld.info) is an event that brings together high level decision makers in the health care industry, primarily but not exclusively in Europe, to look at the Hospital Market on a strategic level. This event, which attracts between 100 and 200 participants, has a focus not only on the German experience, but also provides a 360 degree perspective on most relevant topics for healthcare decision makers, through presentations from key experts in the countries where the major developments are being witnessed. Roundtables and networking offer the opportunity to open an international perspective through dialogue among key players as well as allowing one-on-one exchanges with the said leaders. Its primary focus is on delivery of health care by the private sector. Read more (...)