Content by tag : public health
Iodine tablets should to be distributed to all inhabitants of Belgium in a preventive measure in the case of nuclear disaster, urges the country's Scientific Council.
This year for the first time, sick or disabled employees in Belgium cost the federal government more than the unemployed, writes De Tijd.
Four hospitals in Belgium on Tuesday joined the growing list of 'baby-friendly' hospitals worldwide, reports the FPS Public Health.
In 2012 in Belgium, 11,770 people died prematurely due to the effects of air pollution, according to a report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) concerning air quality in Eur
Belgium's federal government would stand to gain from a sudden abstinence from alcohol and other drugs on the part of its citizens.
Belgium ranks second in Europe, after Croatia, in terms of organ donation numbers. And yet there are still 1,276 Belgians on the waiting list for an organ transplant.
The Belgian government's new tax on soft drinks also applies to diet drinks and even sugar-free drinks, the Belgian media recently brought to light.
A cafe in Vilvoorde is facing closure if people are found smoking on the premises one more time, in what is reported to be the first case of its kind in Belgium.
