The University Centre for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté) is a public institution of the Canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. Unisanté is affiliated to the Directorate-General for Health of the Canton of Vaud and to the University of Lausanne. Unisanté's vision is to:
Promote and improve the health of individuals and populations in their environment, regardless of their socio-economic status, through prevention, outpatient care and public health measures, within an academic framework.
History Unisanté was founded on 1 January 2019, through the merger of the following institutions:
Policlinique médicale universitaire (PMU); Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive (IUMSP); Institut universitaire romand de santé au travail (IRST); Association Promotion santé Vaud (ProSV); Fondation vaudoise pour le dépistage du cancer (FVDC, since 2020); Équipe mobile d’urgences sociales (EMUS, since 2021); Centrale téléphonique des médecins de garde (CTMG, since 2024).
See also Healthcare in Switzerland Health policy Health promotion
References
External links Official website in French English-language version