If you work on a circular solution or products, you can get lost in the complexity of quality labels, marketing strategies, advice and prohibitions.

A stronger focus on safety, health and sustainability is needed in designing circular products. When basic resources are re-used in new products, health risks should be avoided.

After heavy rainfall, flooding can occur in urban areas. Direct contact with this water leads to an increased risk of health problems. This type of rainfall is increasingly expected in the future.

The health of the Dutch population is broadly in line with that of our neighbours.

RIVM and partner organisations from England, Germany and Belgium have developed a method to assess the risks of gene drives in laboratories.

On Thursday, June 28th, our departing director-general André van der Zande received a Royal decoration from the Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, Hugo de Jonge.

General practitioners in the Netherlands are prescribing antibiotics less frequently. No drop has been observed in hospitals.

Most cytostatics (medication for chemotherapy), tumor specific immunotherapy and hormone therapy don’t harm plants and animals in surface water.

The vaccination rate for vaccines included in the National Immunisation Programme has dropped slightly by about 1 percent.

The number of people who have been tested for a sexually transmitted infection (STI) went up in 2017. This is the case both at the Sexual Health Centres and at the General Practitioner.