Together with Julia Brandenberger and Matthis Schick, we have published a viewpoint on equitable access to healthcare for migrants and refugees, with a particular focus on the situation in Switzerland. Since the term „health equity“ is rarely used in German, we have provided a German version of the article to facilitate easier application and promote consistent usage: 

English version

German version

For those interested in the general topic of health equity in Switzerland, further information can be found on the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) website in English, French, German and Italian.

Additionally, as part of a national expert group for the PRIORITY study „Measuring Equity of Care in Swiss Hospitals“, we contributed to identifying a set of indicators suitable for recording health equity.

Here the link to the article: „Monitoring equity in the delivery of healthservices: a Delphi process to select healthcareequity indicators“

To get to the detailed report in different languages, please click on the respective language below and then on the PRIORITY-study:

In Deutsch: Messung der Versorgungsgerechtigkeit in Schweizer Spitälern: Machbarkeit und Fallstudie. PRIORITY-Studie: Panorama of Indicators on Equity in Healthcare. Studie im Auftrag des Bundesamtes für Gesundheit. Bern: BAG.

In English: Measuring equity of care in Swiss hospitals: a feasibility study PRIORITY Study – Panorama of Indicators on Equity in Healthcare. Study mandated by the Federal Office of Public Health. Bern: FOPH.

En Français: Mesure de l’équité des soins dans les hôpitaux suisses : faisabilité et étude de cas. Etude PRIORITY – Panorama of Indicators on Equity in Healthcare. Etude mandatée par l’Office fédéral de la santé publique. Berne : OFSP.

In Italiano: Misurare l’equità delle cure negli ospedali svizzeri: fattibilità e studio di caso. Panorama of Indicators of Equity in Healthcare – studio PRIORITY. Rapporto su mandato dell’Ufficio federale della sanità pubblica. Berna: UFSP