Two ISPM researchers featured in UniFOKUS

Annika Frahsa and Nicola Low in UniAKTUELL

30.06.2026 – The June issue of UniFOKUS magazine is dedicated to the question "What do we really need?", exploring why research should not be considered a "luxury" and, conversely, why health risks becoming one in today's Swiss society.

Prof. Nicola Low, head of the sexual and reproductive health research group at ISPM, highlights the value of research in general and infectious disease research in particular: "Through research, we gain knowledge — for example, about a pathogen that could trigger the next pandemic."

Prof. Annika Frahsa, in conversation with a health economist and a medical ethicist from UniBE and Insel, points out that Switzerland's healthcare system is still shaped by social inequalities, meaning not everyone has equitable access to it.

Read the full issue here: https://www.unibe.ch/universitaet/universitaet_fuer_alle/magazin_unifokus/index_ger.html

We're delighted to see social and preventive medicine featured so prominently in UniBE's media.