Assuming relation is required, the following 142 results were found.
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Overviewhttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/non-communicable-diseases/overview
Key messages Background Prevalence of chronic disease Multimorbidity Major chronic diseases Read more 1. Key messages In 2018, 29% of the Belgians aged 15 years and over reported living with a chronic disease. This percentage increases strongly with...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Diseases
- Language: en-GB
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Duration of stayhttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/duration-of-stay
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[1] The average number of occupant days was calculated as the total number of occupant days in relation to the number of hospitalisations in a given year. As a result, this does not relate to the average duration of stay as...- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Language: en-GB
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One of the factors that determine healthcare accessibility is the availability of an adequate workforce and, more generally, of suitable healthcare services. How many qualified healthcare providers are currently active in our country? How many beds are...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-kce
- Category: Accessibility of care
- Language: en-GB
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- Type: Article
- Author: author-kce
- Category: Health System Performance Assessment
- Language: en-GB
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The graphic below shows some peaks in website visits. On the one hand, these peaks are related to new functionalities on the website such as consulting test results, requesting a PCR test, requesting the EU digital COVID certificate, and others. On the...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Organisatie
- Language: en-GB
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Within the Belgian health system performance assessment framework, governance has been defined as the way in which health decision-makers strive to be accountable for their actions, to empower and involve the public, to be transparent, to provide...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-kce
- Category: Sustainability of the health system
- Language: en-GB
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- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Gezondheidszorgberoepen
- Language: en-GB
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Key messages The prevalence of angina pectoris The incidence of acute myocardial infarction Read more 1. Key messages In 2018, 1.3% of the population reported suffering from angina pectoris. This percentage increases with age, reaching 3.8% in people...
- Type: Article
- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: Diseases
- Language: en-GB
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In mid-March 2020, it was communicated to hospitals via the HTSC Committee that all non-essential care had to be suspended. Particular attention had to be given to surgical interventions that had an impact on bed occupancy for the ‘Intensive Care’...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Vrijwaren van capaciteit binnen de algemene en universitaire ziekenhuizen
- Language: en-GB
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What is intercultural mediation? Intercultural mediation is a set of activities to minimise the effects of language barriers, socio-cultural differences and tensions between ethnic groups within healthcare settings. The goal is to offer equal access...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Kwaliteit & innovatie
- Language: en-GB
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Key messages Cost of self-reported non-communicable health conditions Read more 1. Key messages Musculoskeletal disorders had the highest economic burden in 2018 of all self-reported health conditions included in the analysis. Musculoskeletal disorders...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Cost of illness
- Language: en-GB
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Key messages Cost of health conditions defined based on medication use Read more 1. Key messages The economic burden of diabetes is high. The high costs of diabetes are due to the disease being very common. The costs of diabetes have increased since...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Cost of illness
- Language: en-GB
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Cancerhttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/cost-of-illness/cancer
Key messages Lung cancer is the most costly cancer, followed by colon and rectum cancer, and breast cancer. Lung cancer is common and costly to treat. Many of the high cost cancers can be prevented by tackling risk factors such as smoking, obesity, and...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Cost of illness
- Language: en-GB
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Like variations by gender, variations by age group can also be explained by the nature of a condition or by a particular policy, such as a screening policy. Variations linked to age can therefore be categorised as unwarranted if they do not reflect...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-inami
- Category: Why the "practice variations" ?
- Language: en-GB
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Contingency planshttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/emergency-plans
The purpose of contingency planning is to anticipate a disaster or crisis. A whole range of measures, procedures, tools and coordination mechanisms are put in place. This way, resources (both human and equipment) necessary to manage the situation can...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Language: en-GB
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Strategic and policy bodieshttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/strategic-and-policy-bodies
between the federal government and the federated states as regards health policy. The Commission should maintain relations with experts and social partners. In addition, the Commission is competent for formulating proposals for reforming the various...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Language: en-GB
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between the federal government and the federated states as regards health policy. The Commission had to maintain relations with experts and social partners. In addition, the Commission was competent for formulating proposals for reforming the various...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Overlegorganen en crisiscellen
- Language: en-GB
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sex with men (MSM), mostly of Belgian nationality, and men and women who have contracted the virus through heterosexual relations, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa. Number of new HIV diagnoses by probable mode of infection, Belgium, 1999-2023 Source:...
- Type: Article
- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: Infectious Diseases
- Language: en-GB
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Key messages Premature mortality rates Read more 1. Key messages In 2023, the age-adjusted premature mortality rate was 315 per 100,000 inhabitants in Belgium, a decrease compared to 2019. The decrease between 2010 and 2023 was more pronounced among...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Mortality and Causes of Death
- 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