Assuming 3 is required, the following 596 results were found.
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A new conceptual framework has been developed to assess the performance of the Belgian health system. More details on this new framework, visit the KCE website.
- Type: Article
- Author: admin-kce
- Category: News
- Language: en-GB
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After the first series of analyses published at the end of 2022, the analyses of drug consumption are updated using data from the year 2022, and the themes studied are broadened. Among the new themes are cardiovascular system drugs, insulins,...
- Type: Article
- Author: admin-inami
- Category: News
- Language: en-GB
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- Type: Category
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The infant mortality page has been updated with 2020 data. Data on deaths in children below 1 year old until 2020 is now included on the infant mortality page.
- Type: Article
- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: News
- Language: en-GB
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Information on the cost related to overweight and obesity is available. Information on weight status from the Health Interview Survey was linked to information on healthcare costs and the number of days absent from work to estimate the economic impact...
- Type: Article
- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: News
- Language: en-GB
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Information on the projection of overweight and obesity is available on the website. Information on weight status from the Health Interview Survey was used to project the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Belgium. Discover this analysis in our...
- Type: Article
- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: News
- Language: en-GB
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The information on cancer has been updated with 2020 data. Information on cancer until 2020 is available on the Cancer page.
- Type: Article
- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: News
- Language: en-GB
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The information on COVID-19 mortality has been updated with 2022 data. Information on COVID-19 mortality until December 2022 is available on the COVID-19 mortality page.
- Type: Article
- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: News
- Language: en-GB
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The pages on all-cause mortality have been updated with 2021 data. Data on all-cause mortality for all ages until 2021 is now included on the General mortality page. Data on all-cause mortality for people aged below 75 years old until 2021 is now...
- Type: Article
- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: News
- Language: en-GB
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The page on HIV has been updated with 2021 data. Data on HIV and AIDS diagnoses until 2021 is now included on the HIV page.
- Type: Article
- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: News
- Language: en-GB
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The vaccination campaign was divided into different phases: The graphic below gathers data from all persons who received a vaccine. By 31 October 2022, 79% of the total Belgian population had been given a basic vaccination. In addition, 62% had also...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Epidemiologische cijfergegevens
- Language: en-GB
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NUMBER OF COVID-19 PATIENTS IN GENERAL HOSPITALS The number of hospital stays of COVID-19 patients was highest during the first and second wave. During the peaks of subsequent waves, half as many patients were admitted on average compared to the second...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Epidemiologische cijfergegevens
- Language: en-GB
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In each COVID-19 wave, we notice a marked peak in the number of infections and in the positivity ratio[1]. The highest number of infections were detected in the 5th wave with a peak of more than 50,000 infections per day on average. DAILY NUMBER OF NEW...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Epidemiologische cijfergegevens
- Language: en-GB
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The first and second wave saw an average of over 200 deaths per day occurred within and outside of hospitals. This rate dropped significantly during subsequent waves, where the average number of daily deaths hovered around 50 deaths in the fourth and...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Epidemiologische cijfergegevens
- Language: en-GB
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare professionals have needed protective equipment so that they can safely care for patients. These protective materials are distributed both within hospitals and by employers within healthcare institutions....
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Verdeling van het beschermingsmateriaal aan gezondheidszorgbeoefenaars werkzaam in de ambulante sector
- Language: en-GB
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The Public Health Emergencies Service of the FPS HSFCE coordinated the distribution of protective equipment. At the start of the pandemic, the equipment was only supplied to healthcare professionals who remained active. Since May 2020, the equipment...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Verdeling van het beschermingsmateriaal aan gezondheidszorgbeoefenaars werkzaam in de ambulante sector
- Language: en-GB
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Context The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to strengthen collaboration between hospitals, residential institutions and primary care health professionals. In March 2021, the FPS HSFCE launched a call in this respect, inviting...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Kwaliteit
- Language: en-GB
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the nursing staff and other healthcare professionals have worked under great pressure. As a result of the continued flow of COVID-19 patients, there has been a risk of nursing staff shortage. For this reason,...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Kwaliteit
- Language: en-GB
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Calls to 112 and 1733[1]requiring medical intervention are handled by the operators of the 112 centres via the Belgian Medical Regulation Manual. This manual provides an integrated set of medical protocols to uniformly determine the severity level of...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Kwaliteit
- Language: en-GB
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An Act[1]was amended to include new operations that could be performed by pharmacists working in public pharmacies. This Act specified the strict conditions and circumstances under which these acts could be performed, including following training....
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Kwaliteit
- Language: en-GB