Focus Area

Expert Assistance and Capacity Building for Better Healthcare

IFC’s advisory services in healthcare foster best practices in the health and life sciences sectors by offering expert guidance and tailored solutions to enhance healthcare quality, efficiency, and access.

By helping clients develop digital transformation strategies, achieve international quality standards, and optimize operational efficiency, IFC fosters innovation and sustainable growth in the health sector.

With a strong focus on developing resilient, inclusive health systems, IFC's advisory services are instrumental in driving positive change and achieving better health outcomes for millions of people in low- and middle-income countries. 

IFC's Health Advisory Services Programs

DigiPharma

With rapid advancements in digital innovation, it’s essential for pharmaceutical companies to develop effective strategies. To support this need, IFC launched the DigiPharma advisory program. DigiPharma helps pharmaceutical companies plan, finance, and implement successful digital transformation strategies for smarter decision-making and business success.

DigiHealth

Healthcare providers are quickly adopting digital technologies to enhance efficiency and care quality, a trend accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. To support this shift, IFC launched the DigiHealth initiative — a global investment and advisory platform that helps healthcare organizations effectively plan, finance, and implement digital transformation strategies. 

Ethical Principles in Health Care (EPiHC)

An initiative of IFC and the World Bank, is a set of 10 principles to help guide healthcare organizations and insurers when it comes to critical decisions that affect quality and access. EPiHC currently has over 200 signatories and offers healthcare groups a forum for learning about ethical decision making and behavior.

Healthcare Benchmarking

IFC's program for healthcare companies that aim to achieve international standards of performance. Participation enables healthcare organizations to compare their performance against healthcare organizations internationally to identify areas to improve.

IQ-Health

helps health providers improve patient safety, align practices with global quality standards, and build safe health infrastructure. To date, the IFC IQ-Healthcare program helped more than 130 hospitals and clinics in nearly 20 countries.

TechEmerge

A program to accelerate technology deployment in several sectors, including health. This program matches innovators across the world with health providers in developing countries.