Federal Office of Public Health
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| Jurisdiction | Federal administration of Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Liebefeld |
| Minister responsible | |
| Parent agency | Federal Department of Home Affairs |
| Website | www.bag.admin.ch |
The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) is the Swiss federal government’s centre for public health and a part of the Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs. In addition to developing national health policy, it also represents the interests of its country within international health organizations such as OECD or WHO. As of December 2014, FOPH employs 544 persons (443 full-time job equivalents). The 2015 budget was 193 million Swiss francs.[1]
Directorates, divisions and units
The Federal Office of Public Health is headed by its director Pascal Strupler. The organisation is as follows:[2]
- Health and Accident Insurance Directorate:
- Health Care Services Division
- Insurance Supervision Division
- Health Policy Directorate
- Healthcare Professions Division
- Health Strategies Division
- Tobacco Prevention Fund
- Evaluation and Research Service
- Public Health Directorate:
- National Prevention Programmes Division
- Communicable Diseases Division
- Biomedicine Division
- Consumer Protection Directorate:
- Radiation Protection Division
- Chemical Products Division
- Notification Authority for chemicals
- Communication and Campaigns Division
- Management Services Division
- International Affairs Division
- Legal Affairs Division
- Resource Management Division
Notes and references
- ^ "The FOPH". Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Organisation". Retrieved 2 March 2016.
External links
46°55′45.5″N 7°25′22.8″E / 46.929306°N 7.423000°E
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