27.04.2026, 11:00 - 14:30
Location:
Warszawa
The Polish-Swiss Forum for Health Dialogue is a regular event that facilitates discussion on the development and direction of reforms in the Polish healthcare system through the exchange of best practices between Poland and Switzerland.
The 15th edition of the Forum will focus on health promotion and disease prevention, which is a priority for both Poland and Switzerland. Both countries emphasise the key role of prevention in reducing the burden of chronic diseases, improving the health of the population and ensuring stable and sustainable funding for healthcare systems.
This year’s edition of the Polish-Swiss Forum for Health Dialogue is held under the Honorary Patronage of the Prof. J. Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine in Łódź.
Participants in the event will include:
• Maria Luisa Gasparri, MD, PhD, Prof, Executive Board Member and Swiss ambassador of the EUBREAST, Founder and President of the GOWinners (Women in Research) Association, Gynecologist and Breast surgeon, Head of the Local Research Unit Department Gynecology and Obstetrics, EOC, Lugano Switzerland
• Dr Beata Małecka-Libera, Chair of the Senate Health Committee,
• Dr Łukasz Balwicki, Professor at the Medical University of Gdańsk, Head of the Department of Public Health and Social Medicine, Gdańsk Medical University, National Consultant in Public Health,
• Dr Maria Pietrzak, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Management, Warsaw School of Economics,
• Prof. Jolanta Walusiak-Skorupa, MD, PhD, Director of the Prof. J. Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine in Łódź,
• Bernard Waśko, MD, PhD, Director of the National Institute of Public Health – National Research Institute.
During this year’s Forum, the ‘Preventive Health Leave – 8 hours for check-ups’ programme will be presented. The programme was launched by Swiss pharmaceutical companies operating in Poland: Novartis Poland, Roche Polska and Sandoz Polska. The aim of this initiative is to encourage employers to look after their employees’ health and to remove barriers to accessing preventive health checks.
If you are interested in taking part, please contact: swisschamber@swisschamber.pl