This is Dutch Digestive Health Fund
From life-threatening to lifelong, there are four million Dutch people who visit a doctor every year with a disease or a complaint of the stomach, intestine, liver, oesophagus, gallbladder or pancreas. We collectively call these gastrointestinal diseases. Dutch Digestive Health Fund is there for all these people and works to improve patients' quality of life. And to prevent and cure these diseases in the Netherlands.
A healthy gut for everyone, that is the aim of Dutch Digestive Health Fund.
- We want to cure and prevent gastrointestinal diseases.
- We advocate for better care and education.
- We wish for a better quality of life for patients with a gastrointestinal disease.
Independent fund
Dutch Digestive Health Fund is an independent fund entirely dependent on donations. This is why we raise money to achieve our goals. Would you like to help? There are many ways to support our fund and we welcome every donation.
We are passionate about the gut. the employees at Dutch Digestive Health Fund are driven to achieve the Fund’s goals, sometimes motivated by a personal story.
This is how we make an impact
What does Dutch Digestive Health Fund do with the money we raise? We use the money to support everyone with a gastrointestinal disease. Here are our main activities:
Scientific research
We invest in scientific research for gastrointestinal diseases. Our aim is to gain new insights and develop innovative treatments. In this way, gastrointestinal diseases can be detected earlier, the quality of life for people with a gastrointestinal disease can improve and more people can be cured and helped.
Knowledge
Dutch Digestive Health Fund provides accurate and up-to-date information about gastrointestinal diseases. This enables patients to inform themselves properly and therefore take charge of their treatment and well-being. In providing information, we also work to break taboos around gastrointestinal diseases. Our information is also there for healthcare professionals and the general public.
Prevention
The ultimate goal is for everyone in the Netherlands to have a healthy gut. We therefore advocate prevention. We actively lobby with policymakers and healthcare institutions, for example for early detection and improved prevention programmes. For consumers, we translate our information into appealing advice. Eat more fibres! That is the core message when it comes to nutrition.
About the organisation
Dutch Digestive Health Fund advocates for a healthy gut for all. The fund has existed since 1981. It employs around 35 people. Together with all experts, researchers, doctors, donors and volunteers involved, we work passionately towards our common goal: a healthy gut for everyone.
