Two repatriated Dutch aid workers were discharged Monday 15 September from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) after a 24-hour observation period.

Two Dutch doctors working for an NGO (the Lion Heart Foundation) will be evacuated from Sierra Leone.

RIVM has sent a message to Community Health Services (GGD's) containing information about how issues concerning Ebola are arranged in the Netherlands.

August 8th the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa an international health emergency and appealed for global aid to help afflicted countries.

In 2014 the number of girls who were immunised against the human papilloma virus (HPV) rose. This virus can cause cervical cancer later in life.

Annually RIVM provides an overview of key events and developments in the National Immunisation Programme (NIP).

January 19 - 25 European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week.

In the Netherlands, there are 80 municipalities with a low vaccination coverage for one or more vaccinations. This is a decrease compared to last year when there were still 90 municipalities.