Economy

The drug-pricing problem no one wants to talk about

This content was published on May 4, 2026 Tackling the misuse of patents by some big pharma companies could go a long way to bringing down drug prices.

Agribusiness

Fertilisers should be a humanitarian commodity, says Keytrade boss

This content was published on May 2, 2026 Melih Keyman, CEO of the Swiss fertiliser trading firm Keytrade, warns that the war in Iran is pushing fertilisers out of reach for those who need them most.

Novartis opens seventh plant in the United States

New treatments

Swiss pharma firm Novartis plans seventh US plant

This content was published on Apr 30, 2026 Novartis is expanding its production capacity in the United States, with the announcement of a new site in Morrisville, North Carolina. This plant will bring to seven the number of new sites planned as part of its $23 billion investment plan.

Artificial placenta clarifies risks of medication for pregnant women

New treatments

Bern researchers develop artificial placenta to test medicine

This content was published on Apr 30, 2026 Bern scientists create an artificial placenta to safely test drugs for pregnant women.

National Council wants to facilitate access to the morning-after pill

Swiss Politics

Swiss parliament moves to ease access to emergency contraception

This content was published on Apr 30, 2026 Swiss parliament moves to ease access to the morning-after pill.

Petition demands better conditions for Swiss nurses

This content was published on Apr 28, 2026 Healthcare workers deliver petition with nearly 190,000 signatures to Bern.

Demonstrators against femicide and gender-based violence in Bellizona, Switzerland

Prevention

New Swiss national hotline for domestic violence victims to launch after delays

This content was published on Apr 27, 2026 The national hotline 142 will go live on Friday, as authorities vow to continue tackling the growing number of domestic violence offences.

Those who have little feel more disadvantaged by the system

Demographics

Over half of Swiss population view current social conditions as ‘unfair’

This content was published on Apr 27, 2026 More than half of people in Switzerland feel that social conditions in the country are 'somewhat' or 'very' unfair, a new survey published by Beobachter magazine shows.

Healthcare costs rose by 4.1 per cent to 97 billion in 2024

Health systems

Swiss healthcare costs hit CHF97 billion in 2024

This content was published on Apr 24, 2026 Switzerland’s healthcare costs rose to CHF97 billion ($123 billion) in 2024, an increase of more than 4% compared with the previous year, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) said on Friday.

Roche faces strong currency winds in the first quarter

Healthcare innovation

Roche faces strong currency winds in first quarter

This content was published on Apr 23, 2026 Roche reports Q1 sales of CHF14.7 billion, meeting targets despite currency headwinds.

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