Entries by Hefti

Changes at the head offices

Samy Darwish, current coordinator of the National Cancer Plan, joined Pro Medicus in May 2026. He will support Dominique Froidevaux in managing our medical societies’ office, with the help of the Pro Medicus team and Meister ConCept.

proQura recommended as a pioneering system for sustainable cost containment

At the end of October 2025, the “Round Table on Cost Containment” chaired by Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider decided on concrete measures to reduce costs in the healthcare system. A key element is the passing on of discounts on therapeutic products to health insurers. This is expected to save around 60 million Swiss francs annually […]

proQura: Now covering 9 specialist areas, 800 doctors and savings of £50 million

proQura is now also open to all outpatient pulmonologists. With the decision taken in September by the board of the Swiss Society of Pulmonology (SGP), pulmonologists participating in proQura will also make a significant contribution to improving quality and reducing costs in the healthcare system. proQura leads to higher quality by enabling doctors to implement […]

Oncosuisse: National Cancer Plan enters decisive phase

As part of its mandate to manage Oncosuisse, the umbrella organisation of Swiss cancer organisations, Pro Medicus is supporting the Oncosuisse Board in designing the National Cancer Plan. In spring 2025, Oncosuisse was commissioned by the FOPH to draft and coordinate the National Cancer Plan. In the first phase, the priority areas for action were […]

Correction regarding the report on proQura in the Sonntagsblick newspaper dated 24 August 2025

The article “Ärzte kassieren Millionenrabatte bei Medis” published in Sonntagsblick on 24 August 2025 contains a number of untruths and half-truths about pharmaceutical companies, doctors and proQura. The facts are as follows Since 2020, Art. 56 para. 3bis of the Swiss Health Insurance Act (KVG) and VITH have been in force in Switzerland. With these […]

Oncosuisse: Swiss Association Against Cancer gets new leadership

The board of Oncosuisse, an independent umbrella organization of eight renowned Swiss cancer organizations, has appointed M Sc Dominique Froidevaux as its new CEO. He will be supported in the area of policy by Prof. Dr. med. Roger von Moos. Dominique Froidevaux takes over from Dr. Michael Röthlisberger, who is leaving Oncosuisse at the end […]

SOHC: Second largest medical congress opens its doors soon

The Swiss Oncology & Haematology Congress (SOHC) will open its doors for the eighth time in November. Under the motto ‘Bridging the Gaps in Patient Care’, healthcare professionals from the fields of haematology and oncology will gather for the annual congress. With an average of 1,700 participants, the SOHC has established itself as the second […]