Sustainable procurement has positive effects With sustainable procurement, authorities give a strong impulse to the circular, carbon neutral economy.
Freezing filet americain leads to a decrease in disease burden, healthcare costs and costs for special education If the popular Dutch spread for on bread made of raw ground beef, called filet americain is frozen for a minimum of 48 hours at a temperature of -12 degrees, a Toxoplasma infection is prevented.
GPs mainly provide exercise advice if it will help reduce the health complaint General Practitioners (GPs) mainly give their patients advice to engage in physical activity when exercise can reduce health complaints.
Nearly one-quarter of the Dutch population suffers from complaints or disorders of the digestive system Nearly 1 in 4 people in the Netherlands were registered at their general practitioner in 2017 with stomach, bowel or liver problems. This involves more than 3.7 million people.
Updated immunisation recommendation for measles: early vaccination before travel A number of European countries are currently seeing outbreaks of measles. Before the start of the summer season, RIVM has therefore updated its immunisation recommendation for measles.
RIVM backs Vaccination Alliance Blokhuis As of yesterday RIVM participates in the Vaccination Alliance initiated by the Dutch State Secretary, Paul Blokhuis, Other members of this Alliance include paediatricians and nurses, general
Improving integrated care requires trust, a small-scale approach and a shared vision To improve integrated care for older people, professionals and organisations need to get to know each other, build trust and better understanding.
Slightly fewer adult smokers In 2018, 22.4 per cent of the Dutch adult population indicated they were occasional smokers.
Slightly more tuberculosis patients in the Netherlands The key figures of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) show that in 2018 there were 806 TB patients in the Netherlands. This is 3 percent more than in 2017 (784).