Health Equity

Our health system is based on the principle of openness and solidarity. It must be accessible to all, regardless of language, origin, social status or educational level.  

Health Equity Forum 2023: Here you can find the program and the presentations. The topic was «Equity in Health Care: impulses for reflection, tools for action».

Help for people who have fled Ukraine: Please refer to the information provided by the State Secretariat for Migration on the topics of residence in Switzerland and health insurance as well as the questions and answers on the SEM website. Persons with protection Status S also have rights to medical care. On the site Information for Ukrainians you can find health information in Ukrainian.

For further information:
Subscribe to our newsletter on health equity, available in French and German.

Activities to promote health equity

Focus on the socially disadvantaged groups: facts & figures, basic reports and target groups.

Events on Health Equity

Sharing research findings and knowledge on the integration of disadvantaged groups; Health Equity Forum.

Making health promotion accessible to all

Resources for projects, health information and campaigns that take into account the needs of disadvantaged groups.

Strengthening health literacy of disadvantaged groups

The migesplus website, a practical guide to health literacy and other ways of improving knowledge and self-reliance.

Equal opportunities in healthcare

Swiss Health Network for Equity and other measures to improve care for disadvantaged groups.

Healthcare professionals and managing diversity

Recommendations and options for training to improve specialist skills and expertise.

Community Interpreting

Quality assurance, interpreting services and studies on improving communication in the health sector.

Research on Health Equity

Information for specialists looking to devise measures and projects in specific fields.

Programme on Migration and Health 2002–2017

Strategic principles for promoting health equity and for integrating disadvantaged migrants.

Last modification 06.12.2023

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