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The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated transformations within healthcare, and also emphasized the importance of international collaboration to exchange knowledge and share innovations. The IHF’s activities in 2020 focused on facilitating worldwide connections – bringing hospitals and health service providers together to promote agile and resilient responses to the pandemic.

Servei Català de la Salut, Spain

Dr Xènia Acebes

Medical Affairs Director

Xènia Acebes is an Opthalmologist and Computer Engineer. She obtained her PhD in 2011 and graduated in ESADE Budó es school in 2015 when she...

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King Faisal Hospital Rwanda and IHF begin five-year sustainability partnership

The International Hospital Federation (IHF) and King Faisal Hospital Rwanda (KFHR) have begun a new five-year partnership to strengthen sustainable...

GSC and IHHN: Partnering to transform healthcare in Pakistan

The Indus Hospital and Health Network (IHHN) in Pakistan joined the IHF this year and began working with the Geneva...

IHF’s Geneva Sustainability Centre at the 8th HCAC Conference in Jordan

On 26 November 2025, the Geneva Sustainability Centre was represented by Aditi Jayaram, at the 8th Healthcare Accreditation Council Conference...

Recognizing impact: M.P. Shah

Founded in the early 1930s as a community nursing home, M.P. Shah Hospital was established on a vision of delivering...

Recognizing impact: Fundació Sanitària Mollet

Fundació Sanitària Mollet is a non-profit organization providing health and social care services in the Central Vallès area, near Barcelona....

When women lead, health systems reach further

On 25 June 2026, the IHF Women in Leadership Special Interest Group, in collaboration with Icon Group, hosted a webinar exploring how...