Riksförbundet HjärtLung

Founded in 1939, Riksförbundet HjärtLung is a non-governmental organisation based in Stockholm, Sweden working on health, medical research, community development +2 more.

Riksförbundet HjärtLung is a Swedish national patient organisation, founded in 1939 and governed by its members, for people living with heart, vascular and lung diseases and their relatives. It operates through around 160 to 170 local associations across Sweden, offering information, peer support, diagnosis support, exercise groups, lectures and training programmes. It also campaigns for equal, person-centred healthcare, funds and promotes research, publishes the member magazine Status, and runs the Hjärtemånaden campaign. The organisation is politically and religiously independent.