SGFH

SGFH is a non-profit association based in Breitenbach, Switzerland working on health, medical research.

The Swiss Society for Familial Forms of Hypercholesterolaemia (SGFH) is a non-profit association under Swiss civil law that works on familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), an inherited cholesterol disorder. It aims to improve early detection and timely treatment of people with FH, provide expert counselling to patients and their relatives, apply the latest scientific findings, and raise public and political awareness of the condition in Switzerland. Its activities are run by volunteer officers and funded by membership fees and donations. Membership is open to individuals and organisations that support its purpose, with active members who use its services and passive members who support it financially and ideally. The society is based in Breitenbach, Switzerland, and maintains links with patient organisations and FH societies in other European countries.