Unisanté
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Established1 January 2019 
(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Typesmedical organization
CountrySwitzerland
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| Established | 1 January 2019 (6 years ago) |
|---|---|
| Types | medical organization |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°31′30″N 6°38′20″E / 46.5249524°N 6.6388324°E[1] |
| Employees | 974 (2024) |
| Website | www |
The University Centre for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté) is a public institution of the Canton of Vaud, in Switzerland.
Unisanté is affiliated to the Directorate-General for Health of the Canton of Vaud and to the University of Lausanne.[2]
Unisanté's vision is to:[3]
Promote and improve the health of individuals and populations in their environment, regardless of their socio-economic status, through prevention, outpatient care and public health measures, within an academic framework.
Unisanté was founded on 1 January 2019, through the merger of the following institutions:[4][5]
- Policlinique médicale universitaire (PMU);
- Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive (IUMSP);
- Institut universitaire romand de santé au travail (IRST);
- Association Promotion santé Vaud (ProSV);
- Fondation vaudoise pour le dépistage du cancer (FVDC, since 2020);
- Équipe mobile d’urgences sociales (EMUS, since 2021);
- Centrale téléphonique des médecins de garde (CTMG, since 2024).