Sciensano, the Belgian institute for health, successfully completed a study on avian influenza at the end of July 2019. Sciensano is the Belgian National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for avian influenza.
A new study by the Belgian institute for health Sciensano estimates the annual cost of acute gastroenteritis for the Belgian economy at an amount comprised between 210 million and one billion euros. Higher than originally assumed, this estimate takes into account the direct and indirect costs of the disease for the entire population.
6th of June 2019, the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) launches the European drug report 2019. Therefore, our drug expert dr. Lies Gremeaux, won’t be available for last minute interviews at the Sciensano premises. Together with the European representatives of the EMCDDA dr. Gremeaux will attend the press conference at the Berlaymont building (European Commission), where she will answer your specific queries for Belgium.
If you would like to join the press conference and get an update on the European and Belgian statistics at first hand , you should register beforehand for the EMCDDA press conference!
Just one year ago, on April 1st 2018, Sciensano was born. This first anniversary is the perfect opportunity to highlight some of the flagship projects and publications that marked the year 2018.
Get to know the current status of infectious diseases on national and internation level.
Sciensano organises together with the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC), the 4th symposium on animal health, with presentations about fighting (re)emerging infectious diseases, a transboundary approach : focus on African Swine Feverprocine and poultry diseases.
Demographic ageing is one of the most serious challenges that Europe is currently facing. Older people are at greater risk of becoming frail and develop disability. However, since frailty is not an inevitable consequence of ageing, it can be prevented and treated to foster a longer and healthier life. Belgium participates in ADVANTAGE, the first EU Joint Action on Frailty.
The Health Status Report combines the results of different sources to estimate how healthy the Belgian is. In general, the Belgian is rather healthy, but there are some areas of improvement. In addition, there are significant inequalities, both regionally and socio-economically.
The online report is based on the most recent data and will be continuously updated with the results of new studies, so that health policy makers can develop policies on a continuous basis, based on current needs.
The call for applications for the project ‘National Reference Centres in Human Microbiology’ has been launched this Monday, January 21, 2019.
This page only exists in French and Dutch. For further information (in English) about the seasonal flu epidemic in Belgium, please visit the website ‘Influenza’ of Sciensano.
