Antimicrobial resistance is increasing on a global level. It is difficult to treat infections caused by resistant bacteria.

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.

In 2018, 22.4 per cent of the Dutch adult population indicated they were occasional smokers.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a provisional health-based guidance value for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the RIVM Centre for Healthy Living is a prime example of how the national government has taken up its stewardship role within the health promotion

Vaccination coverage for vaccinations in the Dutch National Vaccination Program (NIP) decreased slightly by about half a percent for the third consecutive year.

The most recent measles epidemic and outbreak of Salmonella Thomson due to smoked salmon have cost 3.9 and 1.7 million euros, respectively.

The World Health Organization (WHO) published its first CAESAR annual report 2014.

The measles epidemic, the first case of which occurred in the Netherlands in May 2013, is coming to an end.