BELGIUM

Six organisations are officially part of the Belgian coalition. BeLF, a public utility foundation that brings together health professionals, patients and the public, along with patient organisations COPDvzw and BPCOasbl, raise awareness, promote lung health, and provide peer support. The professional communities, BeRS, FVL and FARES, focus on supporting respiratory education and research for healthcare professionals. All organisations actively advocate for better respiratory prevention and healthcare, and for improving patients’ lives.

BeRS and BeLF coordinate the coalition and are currently engaging further stakeholders, including respiratory patient organisations, healthcare organisations, and entities active in disease prevention, environmental protection and education.

The coalition’s activities are currently centred on:

• The development of a National Chronic Respiratory Diseases plan
• Vaping prevention campaign in schools
• Access to spirometry project in primary care
• National awareness for respiratory health and respiratory diseases

• Chronic respiratory diseases
• Vaping
• Spirometry
• Awareness creation

Belgian Respiratory Society

Belgian Lung Foundation

Forum Vlaamse Longartsen

FARES

COPD VZW

BPCO ASBL