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Sui SRK app

The Sui SRK app provides information about everyday life in Switzerland (e.g. finding work and accommodation, family reunification, asylum procedures, healthcare system) and raises awareness of mental health. Refugees can find resources here to help them d…

5 languages
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Patients' rights

Well-informed patients who are aware of their rights can play an active role in treatment planning and establish a trusting relationship with their doctor and nursing staff. A measure of the cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Jura, Neuchâtel, Ticino, Vaud…

16 languages
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The official website patientrecord.ch

The official EPR website is designed for the public and healthcare professionals. It contains general information on the EPR, how it works, what the benefits are, data security and the process of opening an EPR. The website is available in the three offic…

11 languages
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ECHO – Information about Switzerland

What is a federal state? Who can help me if I fall ill? How and why do I pay taxes? In brief: How is Switzerland organized? The updated and richly illustrated 38-page brochure published by HEKS/EPER provides answers about civil life in Switzerland. This us…

3 languages
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Find your nearest specialist or general practitioner quickly and free of charge: doctorfmh.ch is the official list of doctors in Switzerland. With more than 40,000 entries, it is updated daily.

4 languages
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«integration-info»

From cultural particularities to school, and from the world of work to our healthcare and political system – the ‘integration-info’ app contains lots of useful information about life in Switzerland. In addition to a general section, the app also has a spec…

18 languages
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Do you need assistance with care or household tasks? Qualified professionals provide home care and support for people of all ages. Spitex also relieves caregiving relatives.

13 languages
Publications for professionals
Ageing without family support

The new study entitled "Ageing without family support" is out. It offers previously unknown insights into a phenomenon that affects at least 140,000 people in Switzerland. We now know that existing care services for older people cannot fully replace the la…

4 languages
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I get a jab you get protection

Both doctors and the Federal Office of Public Health advise parents to get vaccinated against whooping cough and measles to protect their newborn and infants.

4 languages
Publications for professionals

With the help of professional interpreters, better quality care for foreign language patients can be provided than with interpreting health care workers, interpreting relatives, or without interpreters.

1 language
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Help with domestic violence You’ll find support here! You’re not alone! There are a number of services available to you. Confidential and mostly free of charge.

20 languages
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Equity in healthcare

The short film "Equity in healthcare: moving from the desirable to the necessary" produced by albinfo.ch was presented in public for the first time on the occasion of the Health Equity Forum 2022. It illustrates that we should reflect on the quality of our…

Publications for professionals
Swiss Health Network for Equity

Promoting equity and equal opportunities in the Swiss healthcare system All patients should have equal access to high quality care - regardless of their origin, language, socio-economic status or health literacy - that is the stated aim to which Swiss H…

4 languages
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Wie Sie Covid-19-Impfangebote einfach zugänglich machen

Rund 80 Prozent der Schweizer Bevölkerung wollen sich gegen das Coronavirus impfen lassen. Es besteht die Gefahr, dass die Verletzlichen in der Schweiz – Menschen mit Beeinträchtigungen, Armutsbetroffene und Geflüchtete – hintenanstehen müssen. Das SRK v…

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