Patient associations

The purpose of the ADHD association is:

• To work for the benefit of those diagnosed with ADHD
•          To provide parents, relatives and people with ADHD a chance to socialize with others with ADHD
•          To shed light on ADHD
•          To work for optimal possibilities for people with ADHD
•          To work for collaboration between parents, relatives, institutions, doctors, schools, workplaces and others, that work with people with ADHD
•          To follow up on newest studies and treatments
•          To participate in Nordic collaborations
•          To ensure that offers are made for people with ADHD and their relatives

• Read more on ADHD-felagið

The purpose of the Alzheimers association is:

• Support and help those with dementia and their relatives
•  Inform and educate about dementia related illnesses
•  Inform and collaborate with politicians, other authorities and institutions
• Support relevant studies and development within this area
• Defend the legal rights of those with Alzheimers
• To partake in global collaborations

Read more on Alzheimerfelagið

The purpose of this association is to provide information about arthritis related diseases and the consequences of those, and to work for better treatment options. Read more on www.gikt.fo

The purpose of this association is to inform and work for better treatment options for those with asthma and/or allergies, and to maintain a collaboration between all that work with people that are asthmatic or/and allergic.

The address of the association is:

Íslandsvegur 10 C

100 Tórshavn

Phone +298 51 23 78

bozena@kallnet.fo

The autism association is a group of interest for those with autism and for those who, in any way, care for people with autism. Read more on Autismufelagið (autisma.fo)

The purpose of this association is to educate those that are blind, both in handy works and spiritually, and to provide informative activies in their community.

Address:
Íslandsvegur 10 C
100 Tórshavn
Tel. 21 99 08
ruth.thomsen@blind.dk

The Celiac association works to provide information, consultation and education about Celiac disease and to support scientific research. Read more on  Heim (coliaki.fo)

The purpose of this association is to provide information about apoplexy and aphasia and to support those affected and their relatives.

Address:
Íslandsvegur 10 C
100 Tórshavn
Tel. 21 78 32
heilaf@olivant.fo

CP Faroe Islands wants to be informative and supportive with regards to CP – for the benefit of the individual with CP, their families and professionals around them. Besides, the association strives to have an active and positive role in the public knowledge and understanding of CP in the Faroe Islands. Read more on Forsíða - CP Føroyar

The Colitis-Crohn association works to inform and better the circumstances for those with the illness, to support studies and to participate in nordic and global collaborations. Read more on Colitis Crohn Felagið – ccf@ccf.fo vtal. 595942 

The purpose of this association is to carry out all interests of deaf people on all areas, prior and after school age. Read more on www.deaf.fo

The association for diabetics works to support the interests of those with diabetes and to provide information, consultation and education about diabetics and the terms of those with diabetes. Read more on www.diabetes.fo

The association’s purpose is to supports epileptics and to better their circumstandes and their relatives, and to inform about epilepsy. Read more on Heim (epilepsi.fo)

Was established in January 1979 under the name Association Against Cancer and has its sole purpose in supporting those with cancer and their relatives. Read more on www.krabbamein.fo

The Heart Diseases association’s purpose is the lower the frequency of heart related diseases in the Faroe Islands. The laws of the association describe the purposes as follows:

- To inform and provide guidance about heart related diseases and to urge for preventions of those, by supporting and initiating health promotive upbringing.

- To care for the interests of those with heart related diseases.

- To support scientific studies of diseases of the heart and blood flow, the consequences, prevention thereof and treatments.

- To represent the Faroe Islands in international associations with related purposes.

Read more on Hjartafelagið

The purpose of Javni, the retardation association, is to work for equal rights for all affected by retardation in the Faroe Islands. Read more on www.javni.fo

The purpose of this association is to support the interests of those with kidney diseases and the dialysis patients and transplant patients, and to provide information and education about kidney diseases.

Address:
Íslandsvegur 10 c
100 Tórshavn
Tel. 21 54 50
jorunh@olivant.fo

The purpose of this association is to provide support for scientific studies of lymphoedema diseases and to inform about the illness.

Address:
Mammulág 8
100 Tórshavn
Tel: 31 27 58

The purpose of this association is to shed light on the illness and to inform about possible treatments to better the quality of life for those affected by the illness. Read more on Stoffskiftisfelagið

The purpose of this association is to provide help for those affected by Morbus Bechterew and to help spread knowledge about the illness.

Address:
Niðaragøta 54
188 Hoyvík
Tel. 31 99 95

The main purpose of this association is to inform about the disease and to give patients and their relatives a community with other like them. To better the circumstances of people with Parkinsons disease and to provide support for scientific studies in this area and aswell as participating in European collaborations. Read more on www.parkinson.fo

The purpose of this association is to inform and educate about psoriasis and to work for better treatment options.

Address:
Íslandsvegur 10 C
100 Tórshavn
Tel. 22 40 80

pso.fo@outlook.com

HOYR is a group of interest for people with reduced hearing abilities, their relatives and other of interest in the Faroe Islands.

The group sheds light on the challenges this may cause and to better the circumstances of those affected. 

Address:
Íslandsvegur 10c
100 Tórshavn
Tel: 51 93 82
hoyr@hoyr.fo

The purpose of this association is to provide information about the illness and to create a community for those with the disease and their relatives. Read more on Forsíða | Sclerosufelagið. 

This association was established in 1982 with the purpose to work for better circumstances, equal rights and to ensure equal chances for all people with mental issues and their relatives. Read more on Sinnisbati.

The purpose of this association is to help those who stutter and to inform about relevant treatments.

Address:
Heiðavegur 4
Tórshavn
Tel. 31 33 79 / 21 33 79