Lung League Switzerland
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| legal form | society |
| founding | 1903 |
| Seat | Bern , Switzerland |
| management | Jörg Spieldenner (Director) Thomas Burgener (President) |
| Number of employees | 510 |
| Branch | Health and aid organization |
| Website | www.lungenliga.ch |
The Swiss Lung League is a Swiss non-profit organization (NPO). Its purpose is to combat lung diseases , respiratory problems , tuberculosis and allergies .
activities
It looks after people with lung and breathing difficulties, launches projects in health promotion and prevention, offers further training for medical professionals and represents the organization and its members to the health insurance companies and the authorities - both at cantonal and national level. It also supports researchers working in the field of lung diseases and respiratory problems.
According to its own information, the association is in direct contact with those affected and their families. She supports them in dealing with their illness and the necessary equipment. The Lung League cares for around 78,000 people with diseases such as asthma , sleep apnea , COPD , tuberculosis , lung cancer and other lung diseases every year .
organization
The association consists of 23 cantonal lung leagues and the Swiss office. In addition to the cantonal lung leagues, the Swiss Society for Pneumology (SGP) and the Swiss Sarcoidosis Association (SSARV) are collective members of the Swiss Lung League. Individual cantonal lung leagues know individual membership.
The association is financed from service income, contributions from the public sector, membership fees and donations. The association is recognized by ZEWO . It closes its annual accounts in accordance with Swiss GAAP FER.
history
The Swiss Central Commission for the Fight against Tuberculosis was founded in 1903 on the initiative of the Association of Doctors of Lung Hospitals . It was later called the “Swiss Association against Tuberculosis”. On behalf of the federal authorities, the "association" fought the rapidly spreading tuberculosis and coordinated the activities of the welfare offices. Tuberculosis has been falling sharply in Switzerland since the 1960s. Other lung diseases such as asthma , chronic bronchitis , COPD , and respiratory allergies have become more common since then. The "Association" therefore expanded its activities and from 1971 was called the "Swiss Association against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (SVTL)". In 1998, the previously loosely connected cantonal leagues merged more closely under the umbrella of the Swiss Lung League (LLS).
Popular initiative "Protection against passive smoking" with "Zaugg" campaign 2012
The federal popular initiative “Protection against passive smoking” was submitted on May 18, 2010. For the campaign, the Lung League created the fictional character of a tobacco lobbyist "Doctor Marcel Zaugg". The Lung League used 45,000 francs (around five percent of the campaign budget) to reach a younger target audience on social media. The departure of "Zaugg" was staged on September 17th. The initiative was rejected by the people on September 23, 2012.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in the “Swiss Lung League” Commercial Register of the Canton of Bern ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Cantonal lung leagues
- ^ Office of the Lung League Switzerland
- ↑ Full text of the initiative text
- ^ Claude Longchamp : Ziggy Zaugg's Deconstruction , August 18, 2012
- ↑ SonntagsBlick August 19, 2012, page 24
- ↑ Video produced on "Abgang"
- ^ Federal Council resolution on the result of the referendum of 23 September 2012
