International Hospital Federation

21/02/2026

Contemporary leadership in healthcare requires the skills to shaping a culture of innovation.

In this YEL article authored by Afua Omar Mzungu, Brian Richardson, Diego Vallega, Haytham Abo Zied, Shruti Patel and Zachary Croes, dive into interviews with leaders, evidence from literature, and practical recommendations on how to create this culture.

Read full article here:
📃 https://ihf-fih.org/news-insights/contemporary-leadership-in-healthcare/

Authors: Afua Omar Mzungu (Kenya), Brian Richardson (USA), Diego Vallega (Argentina), Haytham Abo Zied (Egypt), Shruti Patel (Canada) and Zachary Croes (Aruba) Reviewers: Abdur Rauf (YEL 2024) and J. Antônio Cirino (YEL 2021)

20/02/2026

📢 There are so many ways to engage with IHF and GSC activities year-round.

Here's a reminder of what not to miss in the coming weeks. 📌

19/02/2026

🎖️𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦.

Winning the IHF Excellence Award for Hospital Sustainability Acceleration not only honored Fundació Sanitària Mollet’s leadership – it strengthened internal commitment, expanded global collaboration, and elevated their Green Hospital project to new levels of impact.

Your organization could be next!

📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗛𝗙 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻.
Showcase your innovation, gain international recognition, and position your team among the world’s leading healthcare institutions.

Submit your entry and be part of the next success story.
🔗 https://ihf-fih.org/what-we-do/ihf-awards/

19/02/2026

⏰ There is still time to join us!

Are rising compliance demands making it harder to focus on patient care? Let's talk about it.

Join us online on 23 February, 15:00–16:00 (CET) for the first in our series of interactive online info sessions about regulatory excellence in health and social care.

We’ll explore why regulation exists in healthcare, and why it matters more than ever.

Register now and don’t miss out:
🔗 https://ihf-fih.org/events/rules-and-regulations-in-hospitals-the-good-the-bad-and-the-complicated/

18/02/2026

🎖️ Another 'Best Poster' winner was the work of Ms Zindzi Kwavayi "𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭: 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞".

Presenting a poster at the IHF World Hospital Congress lets you contribute to the global conversation on healthcare innovation - including sustainability - while gaining helpful feedback from new connections, and discovering even more ideas to build on your current work.

See what Ms Kwavayi had to say about her poster presenter experience at last year's Congress in Geneva👇

𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘸...

🛎️ Call for abstracts to the 49th World Hospital Congress is open until Friday, 27 February 2025.

View the 5 scientific tracks:
➡️ https://worldhospitalcongress.org/abstracts/

17/02/2026

📊 by numbers

The 𝟰𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗛𝗙 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗮 brought together leaders and decision-makers from hospitals, health services, and healthcare organizations from 86 countries and territories.

From inspiring plenaries to innovation showcases, award winners, and hospital visits across Switzerland and nearby France, it was a 360-degree learning and networking experience.

Find out more in the full report:
🔗https://worldhospitalcongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Post-event-Report_WHC-2025-Geneva.pdf

Join us at this year’s 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗼𝘂𝗹 and be part of what’s next. 🌍 Link in the comments ⬇️

17/02/2026

To our members and partners celebrating the 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫🧧, may this new chapter bring renewed energy, steady progress, and continued strength in advancing healthcare for your communities.

16/02/2026

Sustainable health systems depend on collective accountability, empathy, and global solidarity.

This YEL article authored by Kelsey Fuller, Luis Teles, Muhannad Almughthim, Parnika Kodali, and Tewodros Bilata, explores the opportunities to leverage international partnerships to solve regional health workforce crises in healthcare.

Read full article here:
📃 https://ihf-fih.org/news-insights/leveraging-international-partnerships-to-solve-regional-health-workforce-crises-in-healthcare-a-global-perspective-yel-2025/

Authors: Kelsey Fuller (USA), Luis Teles (Portugal), Muhannad Almughthim (Saudi Arabia), Parnika Kodali (USA) and Tewodros Bilata (Ethiopia) Reviewers: Abel Tesfaye (YEL 2023) and Samar Almuntaser (YEL 2020)  

12/02/2026

📢 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗛𝗙 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

Across five scientific tracks, share your latest work, pioneering models, and innovations for the future of healthcare management with fellow healthcare leaders from around the world.

This is your opportunity to showcase a poster or present in a session, exchanging with fellow leaders inspiring global learning, local action for every patient.

View the full submission guidelines and get started today.
📝 Submit here: https://worldhospitalcongress.org/abstracts
🛎️ Deadline: 27 February 2026

12/02/2026

Winning the 𝐈𝐇𝐅 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 was more than recognition. It showed the hard work, strong leadership, and shared commitment behind safer, better care.

For Emirates Health Services, the award confirmed they were on the right track, it strengthened alignment, deepened collaboration, and fast-tracked the expansion of their Zero Harm programme across hospital-associated avoidable harm.

Awards like this encourage progress, motivate teams, and help turn plans into real improvements for patients.

📌 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗛𝗙 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟴 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.
Read full details and get start preparing your entries:
🔗 https://ihf-fih.org/what-we-do/ihf-awards/

10/02/2026

📢 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝟬𝟯 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵: 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴
Join us explore the intersection of hospital leadership, design, and engineering, and how these functions can work together to create modern hospital facilities that are safe, efficient, patient-centred, and adaptable.

👉 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱
Hospital executives and administrators, facilities and engineering leaders, architects, designers, planners, construction professionals, and anyone involved in shaping the future of healthcare environments

Save your seat today:
🔗 https://ihf-fih.org/events/bridging-the-gap-the-intersection-between-hospital-leadership-design-and-engineering-in-modern-hospital-facilities/

06/02/2026

We are excited to share that all 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟒𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 (Lightning Talks and Posters) have been published in the official abstract book!

The abstract book is published by 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 and is indexed in PubMed and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Besides being permanently available on the journal’s website, Swiss Medical Weekly is listed in PubMed/Medline and multiple other medical databases.

Explore this rich collection of insights, innovations, and research from the global hospital community.

🔍 You can access the abstracts here: https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/5258