In a survey conducted among the cantons by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) and the Conference of Cantonal Directors of Public Health (GDK-CDS) the following challenges with regard to Long COVID were identified: lack of knowledge about the problem, lack of availability of centralized and accessible information, lack of networking and coordination of services for those affected.
The GDK Board believes that Altea can help overcome these challenges and therefore recommends that the cantons support the network. This decision was taken at the GDK-CDS Board meeting in May.
Ruedi Hauri, a cantonal physician in Zug, who is also president of the Swiss Association of Swiss Association of Cantonal Officers of Health (VKS/AMCS) (VKS/AMCS), is one of the people who supported this recommendation. The Canton of Zug was one of the first to support Altea.
“It’s a great vote of confidence from the GDK, recognizing the importance and the quality of Altea.”
Various other cantons have already pledged their support, and the recognition by the GDK-CDS is extremely valuable to Altea. “It’s a great vote of confidence from the GDK-CDS, recognizing the importance and the quality of Altea,” says Michael Schlunegger, President of the Altea Long COVID Network Association and Managing Director of LUNGE ZÜRICH. This means that Altea’s work is recognized not only at the national level by the FOPH but also at the cantonal level. “We hope that the cantons will follow the recommendation, and that we, as a society, can tackle Long COVID together,” says Schlunegger.
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