New crisis response organisation at RIVM to control future pandemics The cabinet has agreed to the proposal of Ernst Kuipers, Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, to set up a National Functionality for Infectious Disease Control (LFI).
Flu vaccination also available for pregnant women as of this autumn Every year, people aged 60+ and people with certain medical conditions can get the free flu vaccination. On the recommendation of the Health Council of the Netherlands, the free flu vaccination will now also be made available to pregnant women.
RIVM welcomes German Federal Centre for Health Education Today RIVM’s Centre for Healthy Living (CGL) welcomes the Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung.
Scientific background information on rubber granulate now available in English In December 2016, RIVM published in Dutch the results of its research into the health risks of playing sports on synthetic turf pitches with rubber granulate.
Environmentally harmful pharmaceuticals cannot be replaced yet RIVM investigates how the impact of pharmaceutical residues on the environment may be reduced.
Off-label use of medicinal products in the European Union Off-label use of medicinal products in the European Union is common, both in primary and in secondary care.
Learn how students can contribute to research from NASA, KNMI, RIVM and WUR The Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) program in the Netherlands (GLOBE Netherlands) is organising the annual GLOBE day on 21 March .
Age and vaccination history affect immune responses after natural infection with whooping cough Age plays a role in immune responses after a natural infection with Bordetella pertussis, the bacterium that causes the contagious respiratory infection pertussis (whooping cough).
Drinking water protection files are steadily progressing Local and provincial authorities, drinking water supply companies and water resource managers authority are making progress with the assessment of the current and future risks for the quality of ex
New bacterium in ticks Last year, a man was treated at the Amsterdam Academic Medical Centre (AMC) after being bitten by a tick and becoming infected with a strain of the Borrelia bacterium not previously encountered in