Introduction 

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. 

The purpose of IFHE is to encourage and facilitate exchange of information and experience in the broad field of hospital and healthcare facility design, construction, engineering, commissioning, maintenance, and estate management.

Membership of IFHE has spread to over thirty countries - embracing some ten thousand persons. In addition to national healthcare engineering organizations, IFHE also admits as members: governmental institutions, corporate consultants, commercial and industrial firms, as well as individuals or small groups of interested persons. 
IFHE is a non-State actor in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO)

IFHE Information Sheet January 2012
IFHE Information Sheet January 2012.doc (41.50 kb)

IFHE general information -  Other languages

Objetivos IFHE - Español.doc (70.00 kb)