Luciano Ruggia of the ISPM and Board Member of MMS, Kaspar Wyss (Swiss TPH) and Martin Leschhorn (Managing Director of MMS) report how the close cooperation between Swiss research institutions and non-governmental organizations in the MMS network improves access to health care for disadvantaged groups in Switzerland and around the world. The commitment of network members to the right to health and greater equity in global health is central to the work of Medicus Mundi Switzerland.