Last updated 15.09.2026

National initiatives

Through its scientific and technical expertise, the LNS provides essential support in developing prevention, surveillance and response strategies to address public health challenges in Luxembourg.

The LNS is therefore involved in the following national initiatives:

Purpose, Strategy and Activities

List of national initiatives
National initiatives	Departments
National Rare Diseases Plan National Cancer Plan 2	Medical Biology
Plan National Maladies Rares (PNMR) Plan National Cancer (Axe 5: Diagnostics) Luxemburgish 1+MGMillion Genomes working Group Institut National du Cancer: guidelines for prostate cancer Institut National du Cancer: guidelines for lung cancer COPIL : Comité de pilotage du dépistage génétique néonatal	National Center of Genetics
National Cancer Plan: The NCP contributes to developing national diagnostic and treatment guidelines and to the creation of the National Cancer Collection (NCC) within the National Cancer Institute (INC).	National Center of Pathology
Plan national antibiotiques National action plan for health security	Microbiology
National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) : Capacity 11: Chemical events National Environmental Health Program (PNSE)	Health Protection