Hans Wolff

Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Prison Health and Director of the Department of Community Health and Primary Care at the Geneva University Hospitals. President of the Conference of Swiss Prison Doctors.

Geneva Metropolitan Area

About

Professor Hans Wolff is head of the Division of Prison Health and Director of the Department of Community Health and Primary Care at the Geneva University Hospitals. He is the president of the Conference of Swiss Prison Doctors (CSPD) and former vice-president of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT). His main professional interests are related to the Human Rights of vulnerable populations in relation to social inequalities in health, access to healthcare and medical ethics. In particular, he works on substance abuse, preventive measures and harm reduction, as well as infectious diseases or mental health in detention and related to migration. His international research and consultancy expertise included working for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and others.

Experience

  • HUG - Hopitaux Universitaires de Genève (19 yrs 3 mos)
    • Chair of the Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Professor
      Apr 2007 - Present · 19 yrs 3 mos

      Head of the Division of Prison Health, HUG

  • President at Conference of Swiss Prison Doctors
    Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

    https://www.cmps-ksg.ch/

  • Council of Europe (12 yrs 2 mos)
    • Member of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) in the name of Switzerland
      Dec 2013 - Jan 2026 · 12 yrs 2 mos

    • First Vice-President of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT)
      Mar 2021 - Mar 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Former President of the Committee for Clinical Ethics at Geneva University Hospitals
    Jul 2022 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos