Equal opportunities in healthcare

From the federal government’s point of view, appropriate healthcare should be available to everyone – regardless of sex, age or sociocultural background.  

Coronavirus: Information for the migrant population 

PLAY YOUR PART: at www.bag-coronavirus.ch, at Downloads in various languages and on migesplus you will find fact sheets and videos on the new coronavirus in the languages of the migrant population. Information on community interpreting during the Corona crisis can be found at INTERPRET (in German, French or Italian).

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

Other Activities of the FOPH

The FOPH is committed to ensuring that disadvantaged population groups can easily access appropriate healthcare. This prevents unnecessary costs arising from excessive, insufficient or inappropriate use of healthcare services.

Information on the FOPH’s activities to promote equal opportunities in healthcare provision can be found in the infobox below and on the following pages:

• Swiss Hospitals for Equity
• Healthcare provision for asylum seekers
• Healthcare provision for undocumented migrants
• Measures against female genital mutilation
• Healthcare professionals and managing diversity
• Community Interpreting

Documents

• Problems of access to healthcare (in German) (PDF, 1019 kB, 25.11.2019)

Links

National Platform against Poverty

Health information for asylum seekers

Support for Torture victims

Further information

Last modification 30.08.2021