10 World’s Biggest Education, Health, and Social Cooperatives
10 World’s Biggest Education, Health, and Social
Cooperatives- Based on the Report from International
Cooperative Alliance (ICCOP) entitled “World Cooperative
Monitor (Exploring the Cooperative Economy Report 2022)”, there are
10 World’s Biggest Education, Health, and Social Cooperatives in
2020. This report basically ranks the cooperative all across the world with has
huge turnover in 2020. The main indicator in ranks the cooperatives is based on
the Turnover of cooperatives in 2020.
Principally, a cooperative is an autonomous organization of
persons that unite voluntarily to achieve the same economic, social, and
cultural goals and aspirations. These cooperatives are basically owned by
people (members) and the director, or the supervisor of the cooperative is
selected by people (member) as a stakeholder. Historically, the
cooperative movement started in the 19th century, primarily in Britain and
France. Some of the famous figures that initiated this movement. Robert Owen,
William King, Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen are
some of the few prominent figures in the development of cooperatives. They want
to help people with poor economic conditions and then boost to improve their
prosperity. In Cooperatives, one of the main goals is to bring constructive and
positive change to many people as members.
Of all databases, there are 10 World’s Biggest
Cooperatives. Here is the rank of 10 World’s Biggest Cooperatives. All of the
data was obtained from “World Cooperative Monitor (Exploring the cooperative
economy REPORT 2022)” by International Cooperative Alliance (ICA). This
rank was arranged based on the Turnover of cooperatives in 2020.
The Rank of 10 World’s Biggest Education, Health, and Social Cooperatives
|
Ranks |
Name of Education, Health, |
Turnover in 2020 |
|
(Billion US$) |
||
|
1 |
Sistema Unimed |
14.83 |
|
2 |
HealthPartners Inc. |
7.03 |
|
3 |
Fundación Espriu |
1.98 |
|
4 |
Aichi ken Health Federation |
1.17 |
|
5 |
Grupo Empresarial Cooperativo
Coomeva |
1.06 |
|
6 |
Japan Culture and Welfare Federation
of Agricultural Cooperatives |
0.8 |
|
7 |
Coosalud Sa |
0.72 |
|
8 |
Emssanar Sas |
0.579 |
|
9 |
Asmet Salud Eps Sas |
0.53 |
|
10 |
Comparta |
0.44 |
|
Source : World Cooperative Monitor
2022, International Cooperative Alliance |
||
Brief Description of 10
World’s Biggest Education, Health, and Social Cooperatives
1.Sistema Unimed
Systema Unimed is a Brazil health-based cooperative that
was founded in 1967. Operationally, this cooperative has main office in Alameda
Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. Along with the development of this
cooperative, Systema Unimed has developed with 341 branches of medical
cooperatives, more than 118 thousand of doctors, and has served 19 million of
people. Financially, in 2020, Sistema Unimed generated a turnover at
14.83 billion US$.
2.HealthPartners Inc.
HealthPartners is an integrated healthcare cooperative
providing healthcare services and health plan financing and administration.
Historically, HealthPartners was founded in 1957. Along with the business
development of HealthPartners, this cooperative has 1.8 million medical and
dental health plan members in the USA. Furthermore, HeathPartners has 1,800
physicians that serve more than 1.2 million patients. Based on the labor force,
HealthPartners has employed over 26,000 people. Operationally,
this cooperative has a main office in Bloomington, Minnesota. Based on
financial performance, in 2020, HealthPartners
generated turnover at 7.03 billion US$.
3.Fundación Espriu
Fundación Espriu is Spanish Healtcare cooperative that was
initiated by Dr. Josep Espriu in 1955 while visiting
Igualatorio Médico de Bilbao to learn about the free choice of surgery system.
Formally, the establishment of Fundación Espriu was in 1989. Operationally,
this helthcare cooperative has a main offices in Madrid and Barcelona.
Commonly, Fundación Espriu consist of some healthcare institutions, namely
Autogestió Sanitària SCCL, Lavínia SC, Health Care Facilities Scias SCCL and
Asisa. Financially, in 2020, Fundación Espriu generated turnover 1.98 billion
US$.
4.Aichi ken Health Federation
Aichi ken Health Federation is the health cooperative in
Aichi Prefecture. Financially, this cooperative generated turnover around 1.17
billion US$.
5.Grupo Empresarial Cooperativo Coomeva
Coomeva is Columbia cooperative that has main office in
Cali, Valle. Historically, this cooperative was founded in 1964.
Financially, in 2020, Coomeva generated turnover at 1.06 billion US$.
6.Japan Culture and Welfare Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
Japan Culture & Welfare Federation of Agricultural
Cooperatives is medical cooperative that has main office in SHIBUYA-KU, TOKYO.
Functionally, this cooperative supplies pharmaceuticals, medical materials, and
medical devices, food, and health and welfare materials to their members.
Financially, in 2020, this cooperative generated turnover at 0.8 billion US$.
7.Coosalud Sa
Coosalud is healthcare cooperative that has main office in
Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia. Historically, this cooperative was
established in 1994. Financially, Coosalud generated turnover at 0.72 billion
US$.
8.Emssanar Sas
Emssanar Sas is a healthcare cooperative from Columbia.
Along with business development, this healthcare cooperative that has 1,928,025
thousand members in the southwest of Colombia. Operationally, this cooperative
has administrative office in Cali and Pasto. Financially, in 2020, Emssanar Sas
generated turnover 0.58 billion US$.
9.Asmet Salud Eps Sas
Asmet Salud EPS SAS is Columbia cooperative that has its
main office in Popayán, Cauca, Colombia. Financially, in 2020, Asmet Salud EPS
SAS generated a turnover of around 0.53 billion US$.
10.Comparta
Comparta is Columbia cooperative that has its main office
in Bucaramanga, Santander. Financially, in 2020, Comparta generated turnover
0.44 billion US$.
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