Valgamaa Kutsehaigete Ühing

Founded in 1998, Valgamaa Kutsehaigete Ühing is a non-profit association based in Valga, Estonia working on health, disability.

Valgamaa Kutsehaigete Ühing is a non-profit association in Valga, Estonia, serving people in Valga town and county who have suffered health damage from occupational hazards, as well as people with disabilities and those who care for them. It provides free or non-profit services such as social and legal counselling, including help with occupational disease applications, and organises training days, seminars, information days and social events. It also works to influence disability policy and to raise awareness and organisation among occupational disease sufferers, in cooperation with the Estonian Occupational Disease Union and disability organisations. Each month it advises around 20 people, including people with suspected occupational diseases.