Tools for everyday work

Tools such as apps, websites, checklists and brochures offer support in taking diversity into account, overcoming communication barriers and ensuring appropriate care for migrants.

Tools for comprehension and communication

When communicating with patients with a migrant background, communication difficulties can arise that make it difficult to provide appropriate care and treatment.
Tools such as apps, websites, checklists and brochures offer support in taking diversity into account and overcoming communication barriers.

Info materials

Universal Nurse Speaker

App

Medical translation app for nursing staff

English & 7 other languages

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Tools for healthcare professionals

In order to be able to respond to the special features of healthcare for migrants, healthcare professionals need migration-specific healthcare information.
You can find relevant tools such as apps, websites, checklists and brochures here.

Info materials

Medbox

Web portal

Medbox is an open source library to promote quality in international emergency medical aid. MEDBOX bundles relevant, practice-oriented and high-quality documents, guidelines and training materials. The Refugee Toolbox contains information on health c…

Multilingual

Refugee Health Screener - 15 (RHS-15)

Book/report

Early screening and intervention for emotional distress among newly arrived refugees is rarely conducted. Existing instruments are not designed for refugees or may be cumbersome to administer in health care settings. The RHS-15 was developed in a communi…

English & 12 other languages

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Tools for patients

For patients with a migrant background, the Swiss healthcare system and healthcare information in the Swiss national languages can be difficult to understand.
Tools such as apps, websites, checklists and brochures help them to understand health information and findings.