Thomas Zeltner receives 2022 Walter Siegenthaler Gold Medal

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At this year's Autumn Symposium in Cologne, the Walter Siegenthaler Society for Advances in Internal Medicine presented its 2022 Walter Siegenthaler Gold Medal to Thomas Zeltner, University Councillor at MedUni Vienna, for his extraordinary, lasting impact on the development of healthcare in Switzerland and throughout the world. Thomas Zeltner was director of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) from 1991 to 2009. In this role, he used innovative approaches to move the Swiss healthcare system into the future. He succeeded in changing drug policy from one of pure repression to one of medically oriented care for addicts. As a key figure in Swiss healthcare policy, Zeltner played a major part in the overarching issue of health promotion and aligned the Swiss healthcare system with the values and needs of its users. In his role as Director of the FOPH, Zeltner also represented Switzerland on many international committees, including as a member and Vice-President of the Executive Council of WHO from 1999 to 2002. Zeltner also served as a WHO special ambassador on issues relating to its reorganisation and funding from 2012-14.
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