Welcome to IFHE

The International Federation of Healthcare Engineering (IFHE) is a non-profit, non-governmental body established in 1970 to enable national engineering professional organizations to join in a world-wide federation. 

Objectives

To promote, develop and disseminate hospital engineering technology.
To compare international experience.
To offer collaboration with other international organisations.

Events calendar

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IFHE members are invited to submit information regarding forthcoming events for publication.
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News

Council meeting

As agreed at the meeting held with Council on 17th November, the IFHE Executive Committee provides this agenda for an extra-ordinary Council meeting, which will be held on 18 December via Zoom.
IFHE 2026 in New Orleans

We are thrilled to host the 29th IFHE World Congress in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, from October 7.–20. 2026.
IFHE Newsletter - November 2025

We are excited to share with you what IFHE is working on to improve Healthcare engineering globally. The international healthcare fraternity continues to be concerned with what is and has been happening to healthcare facilities in places of conflict.
IFHE Newsletter - April 2025

"With the scars of COVID-19 still very visible, our industry continues to face new challenges globally. In Mexico, our past president Steve Rees, along with our current vice president Walt Vernon and the Executive Committee (ExCo), embarked on a journey to strategically position IFHE to address these challenges."
Council meeting in Antwerp - info and document pack

Please check out documents and the latest info for the upcoming meeting.
Call for papers - IFHE Digest 2026

- Health Services around the world continue to struggle. Coming out of the pandemic and striving for Net Zero all present challenges. I am sure many of you have interesting experiences that colleagues would like to hear about.