What is the health status of the Belgian population in 2023?
Sciensano is organising the 7th national Health Interview Survey to answer this question!Starting in February 2023, some 200 interviewers will visit 6,000 households across the country to survey them...
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2023 Symposium on Infectious Diseases
Diagnostic and surveillance of infectious diseasesEvent type: symposiumAudience: health professionalsscientistsspecialist in clinical biologyuniversity staffDescription: Sciensano organises each year a...
View Article12 recommandations pour une seconde vie de vos données de santé
Les citoyens semblent soutenir l’utilisation des données de santé au-delà des soins individuels (ou utilisation secondaire des données) si elle s’aligne avec leurs valeurs et s’ils sont reconnus comme...
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HELICONference | Beyond the virus: Addressing gender disparities during COVID-19
Gender disparities during COVID-19Event type: webinarAudience: general publichealth professionalsjournalistPhD studentspolicy makersscientistsDescription: Gender disparities during COVID-19 extend far...
View Article2024 Symposium on Diagnostic and surveillance of infectious diseases
Diagnostic and surveillance of infectious diseasesEvent type: symposiumAudience: health professionalsscientistsspecialist in clinical biologyuniversity staffDescription: Organised by Sciensano, under...
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BAPH Symposium: Tackling inequalities in public health
Event type: symposiumAudience: PhD studentsscientistsuniversity staffDescription: On Friday June 14, 2024, the Belgian Association for Public Health (BAPH) is organising, at the Vrije Universiteit...
View ArticleMet de start van de lente, komt ook het tekenseizoen er weer aan: doe de...
Het begin van de lente betekent de komst van een nieuw tekenseizoen. Ook dit jaar nodigen Sciensano en Departement Zorg iedereen uit om opgelopen tekenbeten te melden via ‘TekenNet’, een platform voor...
View ArticleBelgian federal project metrofood-fed.be was kicked-off on march 21 at...
Sciensano hosted the METROFOOD-FED.BE kick-off meeting on March 21 in Tervuren. This 3 year BELSPO-funded project supplements the implementation of METROFOOD-RI at a Belgian federal level. On that...
View ArticleDespite decline: one death per hour due to smoking in Belgium
Each year, over 9,000 people die in Belgium as a result of smoking. These are the latest findings from Sciensano, Belgium’s public health institute. This represents one death every hour. Despite a...
View ArticleHalf of the Belgian population has overweight, the same as 10 years ago
49% of the Belgian population has overweight, of which 18% have obesity. That is the result from Sciensano’s Food Consumption Survey conducted in 2022-2023. This percentage remains unchanged compared...
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