Long Alliantie Nederland

What Long Alliantie Nederland does

Long Alliantie Nederland (LAN) is a Dutch non-profit association founded in 2009 and headquartered in Amersfoort, Netherlands, that functions as the national coalition of people and organizations working on lung health in the Netherlands, with a primary focus on asthma and COPD. It convenes healthcare providers, patient organizations, professional societies (CAHAG, VHVL), academic medical centers, and policymakers to improve care coordination, develop standardized care pathways, and advocate for better lung health policy. Its addressable patient population is substantial — approximately 1.2 million people in the Netherlands live with a lung disease, including roughly 600,000 with COPD and 70,000 children with asthma.

The organization operates a portfolio of digital platforms and programmatic interventions rather than commercial products. Its websites — longalliantie.nl, longaanval.nl, goedinhaleren.nl, palliatievezorgcopd.nl, inhalatorgebruik.nl, and longcijfers.nl — disseminate lung health information, while its programs include the national 'Jong zijn met astma' life and care pathway for children with asthma, the 'Bewegen en Longziekten' initiative (including the Beweegkaart exercise card and 20-week Longuitdaging walking program), and the Palliative care for COPD program built around the Compassion intervention and blended-learning training modules. It co-leads European-scale research efforts, including the EU PAL-COPD project across 7 countries (where it owns Work Package 3 on Training & Implementation) and the EU PsyPal consortium of 19 partners on psilocybine therapy for terminal patients, the latter launched in the European Parliament in April 2024.

The business model is that of a non-profit association (vereniging) rather than a commercial entity. It has no disclosed pricing or revenue model; funding comes from Dutch government subsidies, principally through ZonMw's Palliantie program, alongside grants from Stichting Astma Bestrijding and financial contributions from pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Chiesi for specific programs such as the Compassion blended-learning development. The organization employs approximately 10 staff and is governed by a board chaired by Marian Kaljouw, with director Rutger Haandrikman leading day-to-day operations; its reach is national in core programs and European in consortium-based research.

Name

Long Alliantie Nederland

Legal name

Long Alliantie Nederland

Website

https://longalliantie.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Long Alliantie Nederland is a Dutch non-profit association that convenes healthcare providers, patient groups, researchers, and policymakers to improve lung healthcare for asthma and COPD patients in the Netherlands, coordinating national care pathways, training programs, and European research consortia.

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Product category

Healthcare Alliance Services

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Governance, Interagency Coordination & Partnerships (HLAJAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Care Coordination & Navigation (Multi-Provider) (HLADALAB), Hospice & Palliative Care Care Coordination / Navigation (HLADAHAK), Global Health Advocacy, Policy & Rights Organizations (HLAJAKAO)

Keywords

• Lung health alliance
• Respiratory care programs
• Asthma care pathways
• COPD palliative care
• Pulmonary rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Amersfoort

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Long Alliantie Nederland is a Dutch non-profit association that brings together people and organizations working on lung health in the Netherlands. It develops and coordinates integrated care pathway programs for asthma (including the "Jong zijn met astma" life and care pathway for children) and COPD (including palliative care interventions and exercise programs), and disseminates lung health information through multiple digital platforms and e-learning tools for healthcare professionals and patients.

Product overview

Long Alliantie Nederland is a Dutch healthcare alliance focused on lung health, operating as an organizational network rather than a commercial product company. Its portfolio consists of collaborative projects and care programs including: the 'Jong zijn met astma' (Being Young with Asthma) life and care pathway project for children ages 6-18 with asthma; the 'Bewegen en Longziekten' (Exercise and Lung Diseases) initiative promoting physical activity among lung patients; the 'Palliatieve zorg bij COPD' (Palliative Care for COPD) program improving end-of-life care; and the 'Longuitdaging' (Lung Challenge) walking program. The organization develops tools and resources such as conversation guides, life pathway materials, and care pathways to improve Dutch lung healthcare. Additional projects include EU PAL-COPD and PsyPal research initiatives on palliative care and psilocybine therapy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jong zijn met astma (Being Young with Asthma) National life and care pathway project for children and adolescents (ages 6-18) with asthma, combining medical care with daily life support. Develops three tools: a care pathway, life pathway, and conversation guide (Gesprekshulp).
• Bewegen en Longziekten (Exercise and Lung Diseases) Initiative to encourage people with lung diseases to move more, with resources for healthcare providers and exercise professionals, including the Beweegkaart (Exercise Map) and Longuitdaging (Lung Challenge) walking program.
• Longuitdaging (Lung Challenge) A 20-week walking challenge designed to build endurance and bring lung patients together with healthcare providers and municipal exercise offerings.
• Palliatieve zorg bij COPD (Palliative Care for COPD) Program focused on improving proactive palliative care for people with severe COPD in the Netherlands and Europe, including the Compassion intervention and EU PAL-COPD project.
• Compassion Interventie (Compassion Intervention) An intervention developed to improve palliative care for people with COPD and their loved ones through training, animations, videos, and implementation tools.
• ICLEAR-EU Interventie (ICLEAR-EU Intervention) An evidence-based intervention for integrating palliative care into standard COPD treatment, part of the EU PAL-COPD 5-year project across 7 European countries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced unnecessary hospitalizations through improved palliative care integration
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• EU PsyPal Consortium (19 partners)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 20244-year EU project researching psilocybine therapy for psychological distress in people with terminal diseases including COPD, MS, ALS, and Parkinson's. LAN represents the patient perspective and contributed to patient information materials. Launched in European Parliament April 2024.
• IKNL (Integraal Kankercentrum Nederland)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021At the request of Long Alliantie Nederland, IKNL renewed the guideline 'Palliative care for COPD' in 2021, now available on Palliaweb.
• Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Co-founded the COMPASSION project in 2017 together with Long Alliantie Nederland and Radboudumc, aimed at improving palliative care for people with COPD and their loved ones.
• RadboudumccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Co-founded the COMPASSION project in 2017 together with Long Alliantie Nederland and LUMC, focused on improving palliative care for COPD patients through training and implementation.
• astmaVereniging Nederland en Davos (VND)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-initiator of the 'Jong zijn met astma' project, developing a national life and care pathway for children and young people with asthma. VND brings patient perspective and children's resources including websites, animation films, and educational materials.
• EU PAL-COPD Consortium (13 organizations from 7 European countries)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner5-year European project working on integration of palliative care in standard COPD treatment across 6 countries. A randomized controlled trial is conducted at 18 hospitals (3 per country). LAN is responsible for Work Package 3: Training & Implementation.
• NOC*NSFsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the 'Sport en Zorg' (Sports and Healthcare) pilot program, working on the four-step approach to strengthen the flow from healthcare to sports clubs for people with chronic conditions.
• Multiple Dutch Hospitals and Medical CenterssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with hospitals across the Netherlands for children's lung care improvement including ErasmusMC Rotterdam, HagaZiekenhuis Den Haag, RadboudUMC, UMCG, and others for regional consultation and care pathway development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IKNL (Integraal Kankercentrum Nederland): Dutch national knowledge and quality institute for oncology; partnered with LAN on the 2021 COPD palliative-care guideline renewal. Comparable convening/policy role in Dutch healthcare.
• Longfonds: Longfonds (Dutch Lung Foundation) is the primary lung-disease patient and fundraising organization in the Netherlands and acts as the umbrella funder/sister organization to LAN, sharing overlapping mission, board members, and target population (asthma, COPD).
• CAHAG (Kaderhuisartsen COPD & Astma): Dutch GP network specializing in COPD and asthma; embedded in LAN's governance via board nominations and key distribution channel for LAN's care pathways and training tools.
• Hartstichting (Dutch Heart Foundation): National Dutch alliance/charity for cardiovascular disease; structurally identical model to LAN (disease-specific national alliance, member organizations, ZonMw-funded projects) and a recent employer of LAN project leader Naomi Rosekrans-Navon.
• AstmaVereniging Nederland en Davos (VND): Patient association for asthma and Davos rehabilitation; a direct partner of LAN on the 'Jong zijn met astma' project. Comparable mission around Dutch asthma care and education.

Emerging players

• Nederlands Astmacentrum Davos (NAD): Dutch clinical asthma rehabilitation center; a peer/partner within the same ecosystem — long-standing cooperation with LAN, including board membership (Hans in 't Veen).
• Palliaweb: Dutch national knowledge platform for palliative care, hosting the COPD palliative-care guideline renewed by LAN/IKNL in 2021. Comparable role as a digital convening and content-distribution platform for Dutch healthcare professionals.

Regional players

• Asthma + Lung UK: UK national alliance for asthma and lung disease. Closest structural international analog to LAN — combining research funding, policy advocacy, and patient support — but focused on the UK market.

Broad incumbents

• European Respiratory Society (ERS): Pan-European professional society for respiratory medicine; broader remit and membership base than LAN, but operates as a higher-level coalition that LAN engages with via EU-funded respiratory projects.
• Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD): International guideline body for COPD diagnosis and treatment. Comparable mission focus on improving COPD care globally and serves as the standard-setter that LAN's Dutch COPD work aligns with.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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