Addressing health care shortages through social innovations in the Bernese Oberland

Tschumi, Pascal; Mayer, Heike (2020). Addressing health care shortages through social innovations in the Bernese Oberland. In: Wymann von Dach, Susanne; Ruiz Peyré, Fernando (eds.) Vibrant Mountain Communities. Sustainable Mountain Development Series (pp. 28-29). Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

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Doctors and medical support are in short supply in Swiss mountain regions. Addressing this issue has led to innova-tive solutions based on novel forms of cooperation among local actors from the public, private and non-profit sectors. Not only do these social innovations respond to an urgent need, they can also contribute to regional development in the longer term, as they keep the area attractive for resi-dents and enterprises. We present four examples from the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland that address the widening gap in health care service provision in mountain regions.

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