Vaccination protects against serious illness and the long-term effects of COVID-19. Even though the majority of people who become infected experience only mild symptoms or none at all, a proportion of those who become ill develop a severe case or experience long-term consequences.
30-year-old Pauline is very sporty and active. After contracting COVID-19, she suffered the physical and mental effects of the virus for almost three months. It seemed like an eternity to her, although others struggle with it for much longer.
__Midwife Refugee Kit__ This e-learning tool aims to educate and increase the competences of midwives and health workers, originating from the care of asylum-seeking families. The e-learning tool is part of the SHV continuing education catalogue and certi…
This booklet highlights some of the key findings from the publication “Health for everyone? A report on health inequities in Switzerland” (Burla, 2025) and illustrates how complex such inequities can be. It focuses on social characteristics such as educat…