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.
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.
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.
Sciensano welcomes the One Health EJP’s Scientific Steering Board to discuss and assess One Health research in Europe. The EJP is a H2020 project that started in January 2018 and lasts for 5 years
Sciensano is the Belgian national reference laboratory for African Swine Fever (ASF).
According to the most recent country report of the WHO, written for the 3rd UN High Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases (which is held today in New York), 43200 lives could be saved in Belgium, if we would beat chronic diseases.
