International Medical Cooperation Committee

What International Medical Cooperation Committee does

International Medical Cooperation Committee (IMCC) is a Danish voluntary youth organisation founded on October 1, 1950, conducting health-promotion activities domestically and internationally. Headquartered in Copenhagen (Studenterhuset, Nørre Allé 8) with a secondary office in Aarhus, IMCC operates through seven local departments (Aalborg, Aarhus, Odense, Esbjerg, Køge, Roskilde, Copenhagen) and approximately 30 activity groups organised into four colour-coded communities: green (international development projects in Nepal, Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Palestine, Zimbabwe, and India), yellow (education and outreach such as Bamsehospitalet, FIKS, Sexekspressen, and first-aid training), red (society and debate including SHINE and UAEM pharmaceutical-access advocacy), and blue (exchange and clinical stays, Dissektionsturen, Research Exchange, SMIT, and IMCC Grønland). IMCC is the Danish national member of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA), giving its roughly 1,400 members access to medical-student networks in over 120 countries, and has submitted a bid to host IFMSA March Meeting 2026 in Copenhagen as part of its 75th anniversary.

IMCC has no proprietary technology platform. Operations are supported by commodity tools: WordPress for the imcc.dk website, Winkas for the member database, Zoom for online meetings, and Google Drive for documents. The product surface is therefore entirely programmatic and human-delivered rather than software-mediated.

IMCC is structured as a non-profit voluntary association with a small paid secretariat led by Sekretariatsleder Amanda Castino Ishøy and a volunteer national board (Landsbestyrelse) chaired by Forperson Emma Metzler (2023). The organisation does not generate commercial revenue. Its funding model rests on three pillars: recurring operational subsidy and international reimbursements from the Danish Youth Council (DUF), totalling approximately 1.3 million DKK for 2020; project-based grants from Danish foundations including Østifterne (150,000 DKK in 2020 and 278,350 DKK in 2023), Tuborgfondet (342,651 DKK in 2020 for 'Let's talk about health'), and GLOBUS (~330,000 DKK in 2023 for SMIT Tanzania); and modest annual membership fees (~95 DKK per member). Member recruitment is community-led, driven by university orientation events, local activity groups, mentorship arrangements, and national events including Folkemødet and Ungdommens Folkemøde. IMCC's primary 'customers' are the volunteer students themselves; secondary beneficiaries are Danish schoolchildren receiving health education and youth in African and Asian partner countries receiving sexual and reproductive health programming.

Name

International Medical Cooperation Committee

Legal name

International Medical Cooperation Committee

Website

https://imcc.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IMCC is a Danish volunteer youth organisation, founded 1950, running ~30 health-promotion activity groups across seven cities and 1,400 members, with domestic education programmes and international development projects in Africa and Asia under the IFMSA umbrella.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Health Promotion Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAIAGAC

Public Health & Medical Volunteering Programs

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/International Service Learning, Volunteering & Gap Year Programs

SECONDARYHLAJAKAD

International & Local Implementing NGOs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health & Development Agencies (NGOs/Multilaterals)

SECONDARYHLAJAKAG

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health & Development Agencies (NGOs/Multilaterals)

Keywords

• Youth health promotion
• Student volunteer programs
• International medical exchange
• Clinical exchange programs
• Global health development projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government operational subsidy (DUF): IMCC receives operational subsidy and international reimbursements from the Danish Youth Council (DUF) based on membership count and local department compliance with subsidy regulations. In January 2021, the organization was awarded approximately 1.3 million DKK in operational subsidies and international reimbursements for 2020. This is the primary ongoing funding stream.
2. Foundation and sponsor grants: IMCC receives project-based and programmatic grants from Danish foundations. Notable examples include Østifterne (150,000 DKK in 2020; 278,350 DKK in 2023), Tuborgfondet (342,650.56 DKK for the 'Let's talk about health' initiative in 2020), and GLOBUS (approximately 330,000 DKK for the SMIT Tanzania medical equipment project in 2023). Sponsors also provide in-kind support such as the SYNLAB sponsorship for social weekend activities.
3. Membership fees: IMCC charges a membership fee. The 2020 general assembly set membership fees which members must pay at least 7 days before the general assembly to have voting rights. The fee was referenced as 95 DKK for non-members in one context (Forårsseminar 2022 pricing).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IMCC is a Danish volunteer-driven non-profit youth organization that runs approximately 30 health-promotion activity groups organized into four interest communities: green (international development projects), yellow (education and outreach), red (society and debate), and blue (exchange and clinical stays). The organization delivers clinical and research exchange programs, school-based health education activities, international development projects in partner countries, and advocacy work on health policy topics for its 1,400 student members across seven Danish local departments.

Product overview

IMCC (International Medical Cooperation Committee) is a Danish volunteer youth organization that conducts health promotion activities both in Denmark and internationally. The organization operates approximately 30 different activity groups organized under four interest communities (color groups): Green (international development projects), Red (society and debate on health topics), Blue (exchange and clinical programs), and Yellow (teaching and education). Activities span international projects in countries including Nepal, Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Palestine, domestic health education programs for children and youth, clinical exchange programs, and advocacy work on pharmaceutical access and sexual health. The organization is member-based with local branches in seven Danish cities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dissektionsturen (Dissection Tour)

Quantifiable outcome

• IMCC's Dissektionstur (Dissection Tour) sends 30-35 medical students annually to Brno, Czech Republic for anatomy education and dissection over 10 days, with social activities including wine tasting and cultural excursions.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMasaryk University in Brno hosted the annual Dissektionstur (Dissection Tour), providing anatomical education and dissection facilities for Danish medical students. Czech professors delivered lectures as part of the educational programme. The partnership involves annual reciprocal participation.
• MEDSAR (Rwanda)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEDSAR is IMCC Rwanda's primary partner organization in Rwanda for the 'Youth Education Activities on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Project'. The partnership focuses on addressing unintended pregnancies, menstrual hygiene, and SRH information access among youth in Rwanda through educational interventions in schools and communities.
• IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Students' Associations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFMSA is the world federation of medical students' associations, of which IMCC is the Danish national member. IMCC participates in IFMSA's general assemblies (March Meeting and August Meeting), EuRegMe (European Regional Meeting), and FINO (IFMSA Nordic meeting). IFMSA's first general assembly was held in Copenhagen in 1951. IMCC submitted a bid to host the March Meeting 2026 in Copenhagen as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations.
• Ethiopian Medical Students' Association (EMSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMSA is IMCC Global Etiopien's partner for the SHEBA project (Sexual Health Education for Better Awareness), which aims to increase awareness of sexual and reproductive health and rights among teenagers in Ethiopia through workshops in two rural areas.
• Engineers Without Borders Denmark / EWH.DTUminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering students from DTU (EWH - Engineers Without Borders) are collaborating with SMIT on the GLOBUS-funded project to send medical equipment to Tanzania, providing technical expertise for the equipment collection, renovation, and implementation phases.
• Danish Crown Princess MaryminorOthersCrown Princess Mary served as patron of IMCC when Denmark last hosted IFMSA's general assembly in 2011.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bundesvertretung der Medizinstudierenden in Deutschland (bvmd): Germany's IFMSA national member organization and the closest European counterpart in size and scope. Operates the same model of student-led health exchange, education, and development project activity groups.
• Swedish Medical Students' Association (IFMSA-Sweden): Swedish IFMSA national member and Nordic counterpart. Comparable as a Nordic medical-student volunteer organization participating in joint IFMSA meetings (e.g., FINO Nordic meetings).
• Sex & Samfund (Danish Family Planning Association): Denmark's leading SRHR NGO and the Danish IPPF affiliate. Directly comparable because IMCC's SHINE and Sexekspressen activities overlap heavily with Sex & Samfund's youth sexual-health education mandate in Denmark.
• Engineers Without Borders Denmark (EWH.DTU): A DUF-affiliated Danish student volunteer organization running international development projects (e.g., the GLOBUS-funded SMIT collaboration with IMCC). Closely comparable structure: volunteer-led, university-anchored, multi-thematic activity groups, DUF-funded.
• Røde Kors Ungdom (Danish Red Cross Youth): Denmark's largest volunteer youth humanitarian organization, also DUF-affiliated and active across multiple Danish cities. Directly comparable as a youth-led health/humanitarian volunteer NGO competing for similar Danish student-recruitment pools and DUF subsidies.

Broad incumbents

• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): Largest independent international medical humanitarian organization. Comparable as a global medical-volunteer NGO operating in conflict and low-resource settings, though professionally staffed versus IMCC's student-volunteer model.
• International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA): IMCC is the Danish national member of IFMSA, the global umbrella federation of medical student associations operating in 120+ countries. IFMSA is the broader incumbent that convenes IMCC alongside 130+ other national member organizations at events like the March/August Meeting.

Regional players

• Red Cross Youth Denmark (Røde Kors Ungdom): Already listed via the Danish Red Cross Youth; included here to capture the regional Nordic Red Cross youth networks (Norwegian/Swedish counterparts) that compete for similar student volunteer recruitment.

Others

• Danmarks Ungdoms Fællesråd (DUF): The Danish Youth Council is both IMCC's umbrella membership body and its primary operational-subsidy funder. Not a peer in mission, but the structural counterpart that determines a material portion of IMCC's funding.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/imccdk
• Instagraminstagram.com/imcc_denmark
• Xx.com/IMCC_DK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-medical-cooperation-committee---imcc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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