So far, none of the models used by international networks of biobanks to arrange the legal responsibility under the CBD-Nagoya protocol works efficiently.

A large international congress on tuberculosis will start in The Hague on October 24.

On 17 and 18 October 2018, RIVM visited the German Environment Agency Umwelt Bundesamt (UBA).

In 2014, a colorectal cancer screening programme was launched in the Netherlands. In a factsheet we describe the lessons learned during the introduction of this nationwide programme.

Today, 10 October 2018, is national Sustainability Day in the Netherlands.

Issue 2 of our quarterly newsletter is out now. It features the best read news stories and background information on public health and the environment from RIVM in the third quarter of 2018.

There are various systems without biocides available that can serve as alternatives for antifouling paints on pleasure boats to prevent the growth of algae and shellfish on the hull.

The number of natural areas in Europe that are threatened by air pollution will decrease between 2005 and 2020.

COMPARE, a large EU project intends to speed up the detection of, and response to disease outbreaks among humans and animals worldwide, through the use of new genome technology.

Chemicals made from vegetable or animal waste may be an alternative to the use of the substance Bisphenol A (BPA) in thermal paper. Thermal paper is widely used for cash register receipts.