AI translation:
#NIETHERSTELD
the PAIS protest
30 November 2025
Malieveld, The Hague
& Online
the PAIS protest
In the Netherlands, hundreds of thousands of people are disappearing. Not suddenly, all at once, but slowly — day by day — quietly fading out of society. Young people, in the middle of their lives, with their whole future ahead of them. Even worse: children. They lie at home, sometimes confined to bed, lonely, in the dark.
Welcome to the world of
PAIS (Post-Acute Infection Syndromes). It can strike anyone through sheer bad luck — for example, after Long Covid, Q fever, Lyme disease, Post-Sepsis, or ME. It can happen to any of us — and it
does, every single day. The number of patients is steadily, silently growing. Meanwhile, society looks away — just as quietly.
This must change. That’s why we’re taking action now!
With
#NietHersteld (“#NotRecovered”), we are fighting for long-term policies and inclusion for everyone with PAIS. That means:
- Recognition for PAIS patients
- Structural investment in research into the different PAIS
- Better care for PAIS
- Long-term, appropriate policy
On
30 November 2025, we are organizing a demonstration at the
Malieveld in The Hague, to stand together and raise our voices for this group. There will also be a powerful installation made up of many empty wheelchairs — representing all those too ill to attend in person.
At the same time, there will be an
online protest, so that
everyone can take part. Because when we organize online, we make an impact too.
This protest is our stand against disappearing
Sunday 30 November 2025 — 14:00
the PAIS protest
Malieveld, The Hague & Online
www.hetpaisprotest.nl
