Swiss government gives homeopathy the same status as conventional medicine
December 2, 2016 By AP admin
In Switzerland, the support for homeopathy has been so strong that two-thirds of Swiss have backed its inclusion on the constitutional list of paid health services. The country has a total population of eight million people.
This means that (along with 4 other complementary therapies), homeopathic treatments are now covered by basic compulsory insurance. This was originally part of a trial, with the requirement to prove the treatment’s “efficacy, cost-effectiveness and sustainability” by 2017. However the Interior Minister, Didier Burkhalter has since agreed that it is “impossible to provide such proof for these disciplines in their entirety”. The ministry now plans to continue allowing reimbursements of treatment costs by compulsory health insurance, provided certified medical doctors administer them.
The medical establishment has praised the decision to put the case before international scientific scrutiny while complementary medicine proponents welcomed the chance for “fair” assessments.
The government’s proposal also includes provisions to increase research and training in the field. In addition to the reimbursement of treatment costs, diplomas for non-medical practitioners of alternative therapies will be recognised. There will also be more collaboration between alternative and classical medicine and increased research.
In Switzerland, the support for homeopathy has been so strong that two-thirds of Swiss have backed its inclusion on the constitutional list of paid health services. Hansueli Albonico, president of the Union of Associations of Swiss Physicians for Complementary Medicine, noted that practitioners were “confident” in the outcome based on “solid facts from existing scientific studies – of which we already have 2,000 clinical trials”. Especially, if these contribute to a “fair assessment”.
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