Madagascar

Since 2011, Pharmacists without Borders Switzerland (PSF Switzerland) has been supporting health centres in the region of Mahajanga in Madagascar…

Tanzania

Since 2013, Pharmacists Without Borders Switzerland (PSF Switzerland) has been active in the region of Morogoro in Tanzania

Lebanon

Faced with the health emergency in Lebanon, PSF Switzerland was asked by a local partner to enable some 400 families in the neighbourhoods of Bauchrieh, Bourj Hammoud and Dora, in the north-east part of Beirut, to access medical treatment.

Switzerland

Medicines for people in precarious situations in Switzerland

South Sudan

In February 2018, the Swiss Association of Friends of Sister Emmanuelle (ASASE) and their Sudanese partner, the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SSVP), approached PSF Switzerland

Even today, more than 2 billion* people in the world do not have access to essential medicines!

For 28 years, PSF Switzerland has been committed to improving access to essential medicines for the poorest people. Training of local staff and skills transfer, supply of quality generic essential medicines, rehabilitation and equipment work, as well as pharmaceutical university training, are all areas of focus in which PSF Switzerland works to implement sustainable projects aimed at the autonomy of the beneficiaries.

*According to the 2015 Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (United Nations)

Newsletter Autumn 2023

PSF Switzerland's autumn 2023 newsletter is now available! You can download the German version here in PDF format. Enjoy your reading!      

GA 2023 : All useful documents !

The General Assembly of Pharmacists Without Borders Switzerland will take place on May 25, 2023 at the Maison des Associations in Geneva. The agenda, the Minutes of the GA 2022 and the modifies statutes are now available*. The Activity Report 2022 in PDF format is...

Sending unused medicines in crisis situations: a good idea only at first sight

Humanitarian crises and unused medicines - a warning For several weeks now, Pharmaciens Sans Frontières Switzerland (PSF Switzerland) has been receiving regular phone calls and e-mails informing us that pharmacies are still collecting unused medicines, returned by...

PSF is looking for a pharmacist for our development cooperation missions in Madagascar and Tanzania

In Madagascar: To work as a pharmacist in the pharmacy of three health facilities (Aina Vao, Mahasoa and Fanantenana dispensaries) in the port city of Mahajanga, Madagascar. In Tanzania : To work as a pharmacist in the pharmacy of Lugala hospital, as well as in...

General assembly 2022: activity report 2021

A transitional year Our activity report 2021 summarises the various events that Pharmacists Without Borders Switzerland had to face during this particular year. Click here to view the PDF version. The General Assembly will take place on 16 June 2022 at 7pm at the...

The medication ordering process at Lugala Hospital

Field Diary - In rural areas, organization is the key word for the good running of a pharmacy. Indeed, it is through rigorous organisation that stocks are kept up to date and allow both quality and quantity control of the medicines available and precise knowledge of...