Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS
Health literacy in Switzerland - status and prospects
SWISS ACADEMIES REPORTS, VOL. 10, NO 4, 2015
«Health literacy» is defined as the ability to orient oneself in the health care system, to understand the physician or to interpret disease symptoms properly. The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences have gathered information about status and prospects of health literacy in Switzerland.
Schweizerische Akademie der Medizinischen Wissenschaften (2015) Gesundheitskompetenz in der Schweiz – Stand und Perspektiven. Swiss Academies Reports 10 (4).
Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences a+
Lighthouse Programmes in Sustainability Research and Innovation
Wuelser G, Edwards P (2025)
Lighthouse Programmes in Sustainability Research and Innovation
Swiss Academies Reports 20 (4)Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences a+
Ethical guidelines for animal experiments
The Swiss Animal Welfare Act permits the use of animals for certain scientific purposes; at the same time, however, it requires that the dignity of animals be respected and their welfare protected. For researchers, reconciling these various societal interests can be challenging. The ethical guidelines for animal experiments (2025) are designed to clarify the margin of discretion left by the legislation and to encourage researchers to reflect on the handling of animals in their experiments. The decisive factors for updating the previous version from 2005 were new scientific knowledge and research methods on the one hand, as well as changes in the legal framework on the other.
