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Blood donation campaign at CERN – 22nd and 23rd of July 2025
On the 22nd and 23rd of July, the Medical Service, in collaboration with HUG, is organising a blood donation campaign. The blood donation sessions will take place from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. in building 29 on both days. For more information, visit the HSE website – Blood donation | HSE unit at CERN
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Heat Wave Warning 28/06/2025 – 03/07/2025
Heat Wave Warning 28/06/2025 – 03/07/2025 Rising temperatures and heat waves pose a serious risk to our health. Heat can cause fatigue, headaches and can also lead to dehydration or heat stroke. Simple actions can prevent these serious and harmful consequences to your health. For more information on how to adopt the right reflexes in…
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Resurge in measle cases
Growing concerns in the outbreak of measles in France and Switzerland as well as across the world as in 2025, the highest number of measles cases in over 25 years has been recorded[1]. This surge has raised alarms among health authorities and has been attributed to a decrease in vaccinations due to the Covid-19 pandemic[2].…
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Return of the ticks!
With spring here and summer just around the corner, it’s time to get back outdoors and enjoy the warmer weather and longer daylight hours. But as we embrace the coming season, another season quietly returns with it: tick season. These parasitic-mites can carry serious diseases such as Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). Find out…
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Assistance Services – UNIQA Assistance and Medgate
Assistance Services – UNIQA Assistance and Medgate As a Member of the CHIS, did you know that you have access to the following assistance services? UNIQA Assistance provides you with information, help and guidance should you need urgent health care assistance outside of the UNIQA office hours in Geneva or when you are abroad. This…
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CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) – Temporary relocation of UNIQA office to Building 55
Please note that the UNIQA office, currently located in the Main Building on the Meyrin site, will be temporarily moving to Building 55 at Entrance B. The UNIQA office will be exceptionally closed on 7 April due to the move. The UNIQA office will be in Building 55 from 8 April 2025 until the end…
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New to exercise the “droit d’option”: Online applications available to residents of Haute-Savoie!
New to exercise the “droit d’option”: Online applications available to residents of Haute-Savoie! Cross-border workers, who are resident in the Haute-Savoie region in France, can submit their applications to choose their health insurance system online. Developed by the Haute-Savoie CPAM office to improve efficiency of application requests, cross-border workers can manage the following requests via…
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CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) – Monthly contributions as of 1 January 2025
The CHIS contribution rates are unchanged for 2025, but the contributions themselves will evolve due to the change in the relevant Reference Salary (see Chapter XII of the CHIS Rules). Thus, as of 1 January 2025, the lump-sum monthly contributions based on Reference Salary II will be as follows: The monthly contribution for voluntary members…
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CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) – Opening hours of UNIQA offices during end-of-year closure
CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) – Opening hours of UNIQA offices during end-of-year closure Please note that the office of UNIQA, the third-party administrator for the CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS), in CERN’s main building will be closed during the two-week end-of-year closure. During that period, UNIQA offices in Geneva will remain open from 8…
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Blood donation campaign at CERN – 26th of November 2024
Each year, the medical service organises blood donation campaigns in collaboration with HUG and/or EFS (typically twice a year). On 26 November, from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. in building 29, CERN will hold another blood donation session, in collaboration with the Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève (HUG). For more information, visit the HSE website –…