GGD Groningen

What GGD Groningen does

GGD Groningen is a municipal public health service (Gemeentelijke Gezondheidsdienst) operating under the jurisdiction of the Municipality of Groningen in the northern Netherlands. It delivers legally mandated preventive health services to residents of the Groningen region through a distributed network of consultation bureaus (consultatiebureaus), vaccination centers, walk-in clinics, and direct contact channels including telephone (088 254 1000), WhatsApp, email, and a website contact form. The organization employs between 501 and 1,000 staff across a single regional catchment and serves children and families, sexually active adults seeking STI testing, international travelers, the general public via disease surveillance and health promotion, and vulnerable populations requiring specialized intervention support.

Its service portfolio spans five primary categories. The "Kind en opvoeding" (Child and Upbringing) line includes consultatiebureau developmental monitoring and childhood immunizations per the national vaccination schedule. The "Gezondheid" (Health) line covers infectious disease prevention for conditions such as shingles (gordelroos), RS-virus, avian flu (vogelgriep), and corona vaccination. "Gezond op reis" delivers travel health consultations and vaccinations, including walk-in (inloopspreekuur) services. "Seksualiteit" provides confidential STI testing and sexual health consultations. "Gezond leven in Groningen" covers population-level health promotion. No proprietary technology is disclosed; service delivery relies on physical locations, scheduled appointments, walk-in hours, and direct communication channels rather than a software platform or productized offering.

The revenue model is publicly funded rather than commercial. GGD Groningen is financed through municipal taxes and national health contributions as part of the Dutch public health system, and core services are provided free at point of use to residents. Pricing is not publicly disclosed because commercial pricing does not apply. The organization is structured as a government state entity under the Municipality of Groningen, with decision-making authority derived from its statutory mandate as the official municipal health authority for the region. Marketing and outreach are conducted through the organization's own website, Facebook, two Instagram channels (parents and students), YouTube, X, and LinkedIn, supplemented by earned news media coverage. The organization does not engage in venture-backed growth, M&A, or commercial product development, and conventional PE/VC/M&A positioning does not apply.

Name

GGD Groningen

Legal name

GGD Groningen

Website

https://ggd.groningen.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

GGD Groningen is a municipal public health service (Gemeentelijke Gezondheidsdienst) in the northern Netherlands that delivers free preventive health services — including childhood immunizations, STI testing, travel vaccinations, infectious disease surveillance, and health promotion — to residents of the Groningen region under statutory public funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Community-Based Preventive & Health Promotion Clinics (HLAFAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI), Non-Communicable Disease Prevention & Chronic Disease Programs (BPAIAJAI)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Child health clinics
• Vaccination services
• Sexual health testing
• Travel health consultations

Headquarters

HQ city

Groningen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: GGD Groningen is a municipal health service funded by local government (gemeente Groningen) as part of the Dutch public health system. Services are provided free at point of use to residents, funded through municipal taxes and national health contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

GGD Groningen is a municipal public health service (Gemeentelijke Gezondheidsdienst) that delivers preventive community health services to residents of the Groningen region in the Netherlands. Its offerings span child and parenting services (including child health clinics and childhood vaccinations), general infectious disease prevention, travel health consultations and vaccinations, sexual health services including STI/STD testing, and healthy lifestyle promotion programs. Services are delivered free at point of use through consultation bureaus, walk-in clinics, vaccination centers, and direct telephone/digital contact channels.

Product overview

GGD Groningen is a municipal public health service (Gemeentelijke Gezondheidsdienst) offering a unified portfolio of community health services. The organization provides integrated healthcare across five main service areas: child and upbringing services (including child health clinics and vaccinations), general health services (including disease prevention and corona vaccination), travel health services, sexual health services (including STI testing), and healthy lifestyle promotion programs. These services are delivered through physical locations including consultation bureaus and via direct patient contact, rather than as a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kind en opvoeding (Child and Upbringing) Health and development services for children and parents, including consultations at child health clinics and vaccination programs for children in the Groningen region.
• Consultatiebureau (Child Health Clinic) Local child health clinic locations providing developmental monitoring, health advice, and parenting support for young children and their parents.
• Inentingen voor kinderen (Child Vaccinations) Childhood immunization programs providing vaccinations according to the Dutch national vaccination schedule.
• Gezondheid (General Health) General health services including corona vaccination, and disease prevention for conditions such as shingles (gordelroos), RS-virus, and avian flu (vogelgriep).
• Gezond op reis (Travel Health) Travel health services including vaccination consultations and travel advice for individuals planning international travel, available through walk-in clinics (inloopspreekuur).
• Seksualiteit (Sexual Health Services) Sexual health services including STI/STD testing (soa-test) and sexuality-related health consultations.
• Soa-test (STI Testing) Confidential STI/STD testing service for adults seeking sexual health screening.
• Gezond leven in Groningen (Healthy Living in Groningen) Public health promotion programs and healthy lifestyle initiatives for residents of Groningen.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GGD Gelderland-Zuid: Municipal health service covering the southern Gelderland region, operating under the same Dutch GGD statutory mandate with identical service categories and delivery model.
• GGD West-Brabant: Municipal health service for the West-Brabant region in the southern Netherlands. Operates under the same Dutch GGD statutory mandate with parallel service lines.
• GGD Haaglanden: Municipal health service for The Hague region (Haaglanden), delivering the same public health service categories as GGD Groningen under identical Dutch statutory requirements.
• GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond: Municipal health service covering Rotterdam and Rijnmond under the same Dutch GGD statutory framework. Delivers identical service categories (child health, vaccinations, STI testing, travel health, infectious disease control).
• GGD Amsterdam: Municipal health service for Amsterdam region under the same Dutch GGD framework. Operates consultation bureaus, STI clinics, vaccination centers, and infectious disease control with the same statutory mandate as GGD Groningen.
• GGD Utrecht (GGDrU): Municipal health service for the Utrecht region, operating under the same GGD statutory mandate. Comparable in service portfolio including youth health, sexual health, and infectious disease control.
• GGD Noord- en Oost-Gelderland: Municipal health service for the north and east of Gelderland, operating under the same Dutch GGD framework with comparable service portfolio and statutory mandate.

Regional players

• GGD IJsselland: Municipal health service for the IJsselland region (Overijssel), serving as a direct GGD counterpart with equivalent statutory services, comparable size, and similar northern/eastern Dutch operating context.
• GGD Drenthe: Municipal health service for the Drenthe province, neighboring Groningen's service region in the northern Netherlands. Delivers the same mandated public health service portfolio.
• GGD Fryslân: Municipal health service for the Friesland province, adjacent to Groningen's northern Dutch operating area. Operates under the same Dutch GGD statutory framework with comparable service mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gem_groningen
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCgY_306paGywWrRh1cmzyfQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/ggdgroningen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ggd-groningen
• Instagraminstagram.com/ggdgroningen_ouders

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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