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Belgium’s government has reached an agreement on a package of emergency support measures intended to address the

A photograph of many different medications mixed together (Google images/free licence)
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Belgium is facing a scandal after it was revealed that it sent medicines to Ukraine at the beginning of March, some of which reached their expiry date just three weeks after their arrival, RTBF re

Illustration picture shows a nurse at the bed of a patient at the Universitair Ziekenhuis UZ Gent hospital, in Gent, Wednesday 31 March 2021. (BELGA PHOTO NICOLAS MAETERLINCK)
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The national joint committee of doctors and hospitals unanimously decided on Thursday to freeze the maximum rates of additional fees in hospitals for at least one year, RTBF reports.

Healthcare sector recruiting from abroad - Belga
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The number of foreign employees in Belgian healthcare has grown 30% in seven years, but the sector still lags behind others in terms of diversity.

GPS making fewer house calls in Belgium
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While the practice was once culturally well-established in Belgium, doctors are no longer paying as many housecalls.

Illustration picture shows blood samples for examination of the HIV, Syphilus and Hepatitis B & C virus. (BELGA PHOTO HERWIG VERGULT)
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From 22 to 28 November, ExAequo, the non-profit organisation that promotes sexual health among homosexual and bisexual men, will organise free HIV, syphilis and hepatitis C tests in Brussels and W

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The new facilities of the Jules Bordet Institute were inaugurated this week on the Erasmus campus in Anderlecht.

Illustration picture shows a dentist treating a patient in Gavere, Belgium, Monday 06 April 2020 (BELGA PHOTO NICOLAS MAETERLINCK)
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At present, the care provided by a doctor, a dietician, a dentist or a physiotherapist in Belgium is generally exempt from VAT, but this will change from next year, under a recently adopted bill.

Racks of glasses seen at an opticians in Belgium (Wikipedia Creative Commons / © All Rights Reserved)
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From 1 June, more people will be able to benefit from a refund for the cost of their glasses, the office of the federal health mininster Frank Vandenbroucke has announced.

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