Signatures started being collected for a new ‘Yes to the secure supply of medical products’ federal popular initiative in April 2023. To what extent do the aims of this initiative align with the work in this field by the federal authorities?

The popular initiative ‘Yes to the secure supply of medical products’ federal addresses the issue of supply security and takes up important concerns among the Swiss population. Signatures are being collected until October 2024. There are many overlaps between the initiative and the current federal project. In particular, the demand for creating a federal competence is of importance with regard to the possible measures discussed in the current project.