European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2014 Tuesday 18 November is European Antibiotic Awareness Day. On this day, throughout Europe, attention is focused on the responsible use of antibiotics for people and animals.
Partnering as effective strategy to bring new drugs to European market Combining strengths in drug discovery and development by partnering with a medium- or large-sized pharmaceutical company increases the likelihood of success in bringing new products to the market f
Dr. ZhiChao Dang appointed honorary professor in China Dr. ZhiChao Dang of the National Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIVM) was appointed honorary professor at the highly renowned Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences (NIES).
The National Immunisation Programme in the Netherlands 2013 - 2014 Every year, RIVM provides an overview of surveillance and developments in the National Immunisation Programme (NIP).
Point-of-care testing in nursing homes in the Netherlands RIVM has conducted an explorative study on the use of point-of-care (POC) tests in nursing homes.
Personalised medicine provides optimal treatment In personalised medicine, patients are treated with medicinal products according to their individual characteristics, such as genetic background, instead of a traditional one-size-fits-all approach
Mental care still the most expensive of all In 2011, 19.6 billion euros was spent on the treatment of mental disorders. This amounted to 22% of the total expenditure on health and welfare during that year.
Risks of eHealth technology RIVM and Nictiz have made an overview of the risks that eHealth applications may entail and how these risks can be controlled.
Key organisations unite to improve benefit and risk assessments of vaccines Leading organisations have joined forces to launch a unique project that will pave the way for a pan-European framework for rapidly assessing and communicating the benefits and risks of vaccines.
Human and veterinary health sectors join forces for responsible use of antibiotics. Bacteria that are resistant to almost all antibiotics continue to spread across Europe. This was revealed by new figures from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).