The campaign for a special kind of toilet. Admittedly, the English here is perfectly correct and not all that funny. But the ad campaign (butt-)cracks me up, at least when I’m not embarrassed to be seen with it. A magazine I was reading last week had this on its back cover; you wouldn’t believe how many [...]
Posts Tagged ‘health’
Funny English: I love water
Posted in Funny English, tagged bathroom, health, hygiene, language, Switzerland, technology, toilet, WC on February 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Care drain threatens needy countries
Posted in Health, tagged Switzerland, health, poverty, education, humanitarian aid, care drain, brain drain on January 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Switzerland is facing a dearth of health workers, but nothing like the shortages in developing countries where doctors and nurses have left for better opportunities. To combat this problem, a coalition of Swiss health and humanitarian organisations has written a manifesto that addresses the worldwide need for properly trained healthcare professionals. Click here to read [...]
Doctors say weak students get too much therapy
Posted in Current affairs, tagged ADHD, children, education, health, hyperactivity, Science, Switzerland on November 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
More than half of Swiss schoolchildren are undergoing some sort of therapy in an effort to solve learning problems. That is far too many, according to the authors of a recently-published book on children with learning difficulties. They say that parents, teachers and doctors have unrealistic expectations of children. Solothurn pediatrician Thomas Baumann and Zug [...]
Initiative encourages workers to stay at home — sometimes
Posted in Current affairs, tagged business, employment, Environment, green, health, home office, Switzerland, technology, telecommuting, working on May 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Some extra sleep, a leisurely breakfast and no need to leave the house – it sounds an awful lot like a lazy Saturday morning. However, it could also be the start of a full workday for people whose jobs and employers allow them to telecommute. May 18 was Switzerland’s first national Home Office Day. Click [...]
Flying doctors bring gift of sight
Posted in Current affairs, tagged blindness, cataracts, charity, health, Mexico, Switzerland, Travel on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every year, a team of international doctors flies from Switzerland to Mexico. There they visit the poorest communities, where nutritional deficiencies often lead to cataracts. In addition to performing free operations, they educate local doctors and bring much-needed supplies. Read the whole story here: http://www.swisster.ch/en/news/edu_health/swiss-flying-doctors-bring-gift-of-sight-to-mexicos-poorest_120-2537740
