Partnerships

Institutional Partners

• Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA)
• International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of more than 130 national nurses associations representing the millions of nurses worldwide. Operated by nurses and leading nursing internationally, ICN works to ensure quality nursing care for all and sound health policies globally.
• World Medical Association (WMA) The World Medical Association (WMA) is the global federation of National Medical Associations representing the millions of physicians worldwide. Acting on behalf of patients and physicians, the WMA endeavors to achieve the highest possible standards of medical care, ethics, education and health-related human rights for all people. The WMA provides ethical guidance to physicians through its Declarations, Resolutions and Statements.
• World Alliance for Patient Safety of the World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Dental Federation (FDI)
  The FDI World Dental Federation is a federation of approximately 200 national dental associations and specialist groups. The organisation's vision of "leading the world to optimal oral health" acknowledges that oral health is an integral part of general health and well-being. The main roles of the FDI World Dental Federation are to bring together the world of dentistry; to represent the dental profession of the world; and to stimulate and facilitate the exchange of information across all borders, with the aim of optimal oral health for all people.
• International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)
  The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is the global federation of national associations of pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO). Through its 122 Member Organisations and 4000 Individual Members, FIP represents and serves almost two million practitioners and scientists around the world. Throughout its almost 100 year history, FIP's priorities have expanded to meet the needs and expectations of the profession in expanding healthcare services and integrating emerging scientific developments. FIP’s Mission is to improve global health by advancing pharmacy practice and science to enable better discovery, development, access to and safe use of appropriate, cost-effective, quality medicines worldwide.
• World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT)
  The World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) is the sole international voice for physical therapy, representing more than 350,000 physical therapists worldwide through its 101 member organisations. WCPT believes that every individual is entitled to the highest possible standard of culturally appropriate healthcare underpinned by sound clinical reasoning and scientific evidence. It is committed to furthering the physical therapy profession and improving global health by encouraging high standards of research, education and practice, supporting the exchange of information and collaborating with national and international organisations.
• International Federation of Health Plans (IFHP)
• International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQUA)
• International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO)
• International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC
• Health Development International (HDI)
• European Health Management Association (EHMA)

Corporate Partners

The Corporate Partnership Program

The Corporate Partnership Program is an opportunity offered to major corporations who seek to join IHF members in the mission of improving hospital performance around the world. The program is run by World Hospital (WH), a company owned by the International Hospital Federation and dedicated to supporting IHF goals through collaborative events and publications.

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ARAMARK is a leader in professional services, providing award-winning food services, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadium and arenas, and business around the world. The company is recognized as one of the "World's Most Ethical Companies" by the Ethisphere Institute, one of the "World's Most Admired Companies," by FORTUNE magazine and one of America's Largest Private Companies by both FORTUNE and Forbes magazines. ARAMARK seeks to responsibly address issues that matter to its clients, customers, employees and communities by focusing on employee advocacy, environmental stewardship, health and wellness, and community involvement. Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately 250,000 employees serving clients in 22 countries. Learn more at www.twitter.com/aramarknews.

BIONEXO is the center of a community comprised of over 15,000 players of the hospital business. Through our web platform, we integrate hospitals throughout the supply chain sector, focusing on business development and relationships. Established in 2000, in just 10 years, Bionexo was structured in Brazil, becoming the largest marketplace reference to the hospital industry and contributing significantly to the professionalization of the purchasing sector and growth of the healthcare market. Bionexo developed quickly, as business was made between the companies that are integrated into our platforms. Bionexo has become the largest core of the hospital sector in Brazil, pioneering innovation that helps thousands of companies and hospitals. The success of this innovative business model has led to Bionexo being established in Latin America and Europe, where they have attained leadership, and have also been able to export technology and implement a new concept for commercial transactions of organizations. For more information, visit:  www.bionexo.com

Esri is the world leader in GIS technology. Esri software promotes exploring, analyzing and visualizing massive amounts of information according to spatial relationships. Health surveillance systems are used to gather, integrate and analyze health data; interpret disease transmission and spread; and monitor the capabilities of health systems. GIS is a powerful tool for identifying health service needs. Esri software is extensively used by health organizations throughout the world, including the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), 127 national health ministries, and over 400 hospitals. For more information, contact Christina Bivona-Tellez, CBivona-Tellez[SPAMFILTER]esri.com.  www.esri.com/health

At MEDTRONIC, we're committed to Innovation for life by pushing the boundaries of medical technology and changing the way the world treats chronic disease. Our innovations help physicians diagnose diseases earlier, treat patients with the least amount of disruption possible, and help alleviate symptoms throughout the patient's life. Each year, we're improving the lives of millions of people worldwide across numerous conditions - heart disease, diabetes, neurological disorders, spinal conditions, vasculare diseases. But it isn't enought. So we're innovating beyond products. We're breaking down barriers and challenging assumptions - to continually find more ways to help people live better, longer. For further information please visit http://www.medtronic.com/.

Petrone Group is a holding company of 30 firms, actively trading and operating in the pharmaceutical, para-pharmaceutical and health sector since 1965. Our clients are organizations, companies, internal first-aid rooms of private and marine enterprises, hospitals, clinics, local health authorities, nursing homes, embassies, consulates. It is in fact a one-stop supplier, being able to provide, thank to an excellent worldwide network, a wide range of high quality branded and unbranded products and hard to find medicines from national and international companies. We offer full logistic services covering all range of aspect related to the supply chain of drugs. 48 h. consignment all over the world. Good stocks availability at very competitive prices. For further information please visit http://www.petrone.it/. 

Ingersoll Rand, the world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments, offers products, services and solutions that allow our customers to create healthcare environments that are an asset to life. We help establish the physical environment as the foundation of all that is done to take better care of patients and staff – optimizing patient outcomes and safety, operational efficiency and patient, physician and staff satisfaction. As a part of Ingersoll Rand, Trane and Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies provide a broad portfolio of energy efficient heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, mechanical and electronic access control, time and attendance and personnel scheduling systems, architectural hardware, building and contracting services, parts support and advanced controls for healthcare buildings. For more information, visit ingersollrand.com/healthcare.