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- Federal Office of Public Health (OFSP), countries in quarantine.
- State of Geneva.
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- Vaccination for Geneva and the canton of Vaud.
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Geneva benefits from numerous medical specialists, “medical hotlines” and private clinics, where health care is of the highest quality. English is widely spoken in the medical sector and finding an English-speaking doctor in Geneva is not difficult.
The Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) is the largest hospital in Switzerland and the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and the hospitals and clinics of Nyon are all nearby. In addition to providing specialized inpatient and outpatient care, both hospitals are leading medical research centers.
Pharmacies are often conveniently located in all neighbourhoods and can be the first stop for useful advice before a doctor’s appointment.
Pharmacies sell some common medicines on a self-service basis, but for a number of them you must present a prescription issued by a doctor.
- Pharma24 , pharmacy open 24 hours a day near the HUG.
- Duty pharmacy of “PharmaGenève” on weekends and evenings, at the airport (Sun Store), at the Cornavin station (Amavita).
- Medical emergencies in the city of Nyon and duty pharmacies in the canton of Vaud.
For medical care, if your usual doctor is not available, you can consult one of the six public or private emergency medical centers belonging to the Réseau Urgences Genève (RUG).
Doctor’s offices, dental offices and medical-surgical centers are often less crowded than hospital emergency departments and the prices are the same. In addition, medical clinics offer a wide range of prescription care.
- Association of Doctors of the Canton of Geneva (“FMH” : Federation of Swiss Doctors).
- Association of Private Clinics in Geneva.
- Magellan a medical centers present in Geneva and Vaud, various services.
- Swiss Society of dentists (SSO).
Pediatrics
- How to find a pediatrician?
- Reception and paediatric emergencies at the HUG and other consultation centres.
- Speech therapy spaces for children aged 1 to 4 : your child. communicates little or does not speak, he pronounces it wrong and you don’t understand him.
Home medical visits in Geneva :
Doctors & clinics in the canton of Vaud :
Good to know
InfoMed : InfoMed is a decision-support application for self-assessment of symptoms to determine whether an emergency consultation (adult, pediatric, gyneco-obstetric or ophthalmic) or a call to 144 is necessary.
onedoc : the application for finding a medical specialty and booking an appointment.
planetsanté: a magazine with practical and reliable medical information.
CAGI members
Emergency numbers
- Health (ambulance): 144 / Police: 117 / Fire: 118
- Other useful emergency numbers in Switzerland
CAGI services
Contact the CAGI
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