This website serves as a gateway to the latest in SDC Health Policy and Practice, the Swiss contribution to reaching the Millennium Development Goals related to health, as well as to general information about the work we are doing.
From May 2011 to May 2014, Switzerland will be occupying a seat on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO). Switzerland is committed to a strengthening of both the WHO and of
national healthcare systems.
Switzerland on the Executive Board
Health - Crucial key to development
The health gap between rich and poor continues to widen. In many parts of the world, the progress that has been achieved in public health over the years is being reversed. For several hundred million people worldwide, access to basic services such as health, drinking water or sanitation remains extremely difficult – if not impossible.
InIn SDC's view, the rampant inequalities in health matters are unacceptable violations of basic human rights. SDC activities in this sector focus on three areas.
Health systems and
Sexual and reproductive health, including infant and maternal health, cover issues as diverse as leading a safe and satisfiying sex life to the ability to have children and the freedom to decide if, when, and how often to do so.