Health insurance

Health insurance in Switzerland

The health insurance is obligatory in Switzerland.

It’s recommended to gat a health insurance as quick as possible after your arrival in Switzerland for work or for study or for long stay.

For more information please visit the Federal office for public health FOPH

Here are some Health Insurances companies

1- CSS

2- Helsana

3- Sanitas

4- Swica

Basic and supplementary health insurance

For more information about the differences between the basic insurance which is obligatory and the supplementary which is optional please visit this page on Next bank

List of Phone numbers in case of emergency:

Police117 
Fire118 
Ambulances144 
Rega1414
In case of poison145
Road assistance140
La Main Tendue 143
Telephone assistance for children147 
European emergency no.112