In 2019, the Dutch reporting centre for adverse effects of medical implants (MEBI) received 397 reports of suspected adverse effects. The reports concerned 462 implants.

The actual number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in the Netherlands is higher than the reported numbers that RIVM publishes daily.

It is estimated that about one-third of nursing homes in the Netherlands have at least one patient with COVID-19.

The actual number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in the Netherlands is higher than the reported numbers published by RIVM.

There are significant regional differences in the coronavirus epidemic in the Netherlands.

The ambitions of the National Prevention Agreement for smoking in adults can probably be realised through the proposed measures. This, however, does not apply to young people and pregnant women.

Recent years show a cautious improvement in the Dutch diet. The Dutch have started to eat more fruit and it seems to be heading in the right direction with vegetables.

“RIVM is committed to being innovative, and becoming a key player in citizen science is fully in line with that goal,” says Danielle Timmermans, Chief Science Officer for Risk Communication at RIVM

As of today, the RIVM website looks different than you are used to. This is because we are now using a new content management system and have implemented an enhanced design.

New data on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in European countries is now available in the fourth annual report of the Central Asian and Eastern European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (CAE