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
New film on Zoonoses RIVM aims to improve the collaboration between the human and veterinary health sectors. This makes it possible to intervene quickly and efficiently in case of a zoonotic disease outbreak.
Increasing number of girls immunised against HPV In 2014 the number of girls who were immunised against the human papilloma virus (HPV) rose. This virus can cause cervical cancer later in life.
Aquatic organisms inadequately protected against insecticide imidacloprid RIVM proposes that the water quality standard for the insecticide imidacloprid be reduced by a factor of eight.
RIVM investigates dangers of e-cigarette At the request of State Secretary Martin van Rijn (VWS), RIVM is carrying out an investigation into the safety of e-cigarettes.