Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA
During the pandemic, the Federal Office of Public Health informs the general public about how to protect itself against the virus.
The FDHA works to ensure the country has an efficient and effective health system that is accessible to all. It is also committed to protecting the pension system – state and occupational pensions – into the future. Its areas of activity include promoting cultural diversity and cohesion in society, gender equality and the integration of people with disabilities.
Member of the Federal Council since 2012.
The public relies on a sound social insurance system and an accessible health system.
Priorities 2021
The coronavirus pandemic shows us how important it is to have an effective health system that is accessible to all. It also shows that Switzerland has a sound social insurance system that can support people in all phases of life.
Despite the many cultural differences in the country, there is great cohesion in Swiss society during the coronavirus crisis. Solidarity is shown between the healthy and the sick, between the generations and among the language regions. The FDHA works constantly to defend such values; racism and discrimination have no place in our society.
The main challenges FDHA employees deal with in their daily work are reforming
the social insurance and pension systems, keeping health costs down, ensuring
food security and animal welfare, providing meteorological information for the
public and support for the arts and culture.
In all this it is important to have up-to-date and reliable statistics so that
we can understand our constantly changing world and make well-founded
decisions. Digitising, archiving and using this data in a wide variety of ways will
continue to pose challenges into the future.
Expenses 2019 (CHF)
18.26 bn
Staff (FTEs) 2019
2472
Organisation chart FDHA
General Secretariat GS-FDHA
Secretary General: Lukas Gresch-Brunner
www.fdha.admin.ch
Federal Office for Gender
Equality FOGE
Director: Sylvie
Durrer
www.ebg.admin.ch
Federal Office of Culture FOC
Director a.i.: Yves Fischer
www.bak.admin.ch
Swiss Federal Archives SFA
Director: Philippe
Künzler
www.bar.admin.ch
Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss
Director: Peter
Binder
www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch
Federal Office of Public Health FOPH
Director: Anne Lévy
www.bag.admin.ch
Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office FSVO
Director: Hans Wyss
www.blv.admin.ch
Federal Statistical Office FSO
Director:
Georges-Simon Ulrich
www.bfs.admin.ch
Federal Social Insurance Office FSIO
Director: Stéphane
Rossini
www.bsv.admin.ch
Autonomous organisations
Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products Swissmedic
Director: Raimund T.
Bruhin
www.swissmedic.ch
Swiss National Museum SNM
Director: Denise Tonella
www.nationalmuseum.ch
Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia
Director: Philippe
Bischof
www.prohelvetia.ch
