ALAEC - Häerzkrank Kanner

Founded in 2002, ALAEC - Häerzkrank Kanner is a non-profit association based in Bereldange, Luxembourg working on health, children & youth, medical research.

ALAEC is a Luxembourg non-profit association, founded in 2002, that supports children with congenital and acquired heart conditions and their parents. It accompanies families alongside treating cardiologists at key moments of the child's care, offering personalised financial aid, a medico-social coordinator for administrative support, and social and psychological support. The association also runs member activities such as meetings, information sessions and outings, campaigns for public awareness and cardiac health, and funds scientific research on paediatric and childhood-onset heart disease. It is based in Bereldange and works across Luxembourg. It is recognised as a public-benefit organisation (reconnue d'utilité publique) by a grand-ducal decree of 15 January 2022, and is funded by donations, membership fees and legacies.