Corona crisis has limited impact on infant participation in National Immunisation Programme Nearly all infants in the Netherlands are still participating in the National Immunisation Programme.
Initial results on how COVID-19 spreads within Dutch families The novel coronavirus is primarily spread amongst adults who are about the same age. Within families, the virus is mainly transmitted from adults to children.
Reactor shut down will cause global medical isotope shortage Shutting down the current Dutch reactor which produces medical isotopes, without replacing it, puts the world’s supply of medical radio-isotopes at risk.
National Heat Plan no longer in effect as of July 29th As of Monday, 29 July, the National Heat Plan is no longer in effect. The Heat Plan had been active from July 23rd until July 28th. Never before has it been as hot as last week in the Netherlands.
Tick found in Drenthe is a Hyalomma tick RIVM has investigated the so-called giant tick that was found in Odoorn in the province of Drenthe on 13 July. It is a Hyalomma marginatum female.
National Heat Plan active throughout the Netherlands It is forecasted to be exceptionally hot over the coming days. Temperatures will rise to tropical levels. This can lead to problems for people with vulnerable health.
Water Quality Monitoring Training for WHO Euro in Tajikistan RIVM gave a series of trainings in June 2017, the first of which was a fact-finding mission in the context of the WHO project "Small and Safe: scaling up water safety planning and effective water q
Water Safety Plan training at RIVM From 26 – 28 June 2017, Harold van den Berg (RIVM) and Giuliana Ferrero (UNESCO-IHE) conducted a training to explain the Water Safety Plan (WSP) approach of the World Health Organization (WHO) and
Water Quality Monitoring Training for project SMALL in Mozambique The project SMALL aims at supporting the development of applicable and sustainable water and sanitation provision models for small towns of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Ethiopian delegation visits RIVM A delegation from the Ethiopian Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity visited RIVM on May 30th 2017. Mutual interests were discussed and also future collaborative activities.