In Switzerland, you will be penalised for not showing up at your scheduled doctor's visit if you don't cancel it in advance.

Medical facilities in Switzerland provide a sterile environment for their patients, but getting cured from whatever ails them is not always the outcome they get.

Switzerland's economy abruptly went into reverse in the third quarter, contracting by 0.2 percent, with exports tumbling and even the country's vaunted financial sector seeing growth halt.