Annual Report 2023 Annual Report
2023

SSPH+ Honorary Fellows 2023

Ursula Zybach and Olivier Guillod were honored with the title of SSPH+ Honorary Fellow for their contribution to public health in Switzerland. The celebration was during the SSPH+ Annual Meeting social event in Allschwil at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) on 20 June 2023.

Congratulations! 

See all SSPH+ Honorary Fellows here.

Ursula Zybach

Ursula Zybach

After her Master degree in food sciences and technology at the Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich (ETHZ), Ursula worked in public health sciences at the University of Basel. As member of the management team of the Swiss Cancer League she enhanced cancer prevention and early detection. Ursula was President of the Swiss Society for Public Health (2009-2022) where she strengthened the collaboration between the Public Health Society and SSPH+. Most important is the joint leadership of the annual Swiss Public Health Conference. Among other things she is member of the community council in Spiez, president Spitex canton of Bern and member of the national foundation IdéeSport. As a member and former president of the parliament of the canton of Bern she is a strong promoter of evidence-based public health-oriented policy making.

Oliver Guillod

Oliver Guillod

Olivier, retired in 2021, was the Director of the Institute of Health Law of the University of Neuchâtel. He was a member of the SSPH+ Foundation Board from 2008-2021. Among many other distinctions, we name the following ones: Member of the National Ethics Commission (2001-2013), Dean of the Faculty of Law (October 2003-October 2005), individual member of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (since 2008), President of the Cantonal Addictions Commission in Neuchâtel (2008-2013), Vice-Rector of the University of Neuchâtel (2016-2020), Member of the Agency Council of Swissmedic (2015-). On November 11, 2022, Olivier was awarded the Walther Hug Prize.