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Belgium has a wide choice of hospitals and clinics with around 140 public and private general hospitals managed by universities, religious organisations, health insurance funds or social welfare o
Most vaccines are provided free but your paediatrician will charge for the consultation.
Most practitioners of complementary medicine are qualified doctors or physiotherapists in the case of osteopaths and chiropractors.
To benefit from the healthcare system in Belgium, you have to join a health insurance fund (mutuelle/ ziekenfonds).
Donors all over Belgium have raised €1 million in just a few days to help fund treatment for a nine-month-old baby girl suffering from a rare and life-threatening genetic disorder.
Buying medicine from an out-of-hours pharmacy will no longer be more expensive from later this year - provided you have a doctor's prescription.
Flanders' hospitals are getting better at following safety rules, according to new figures from the Flemish Institute for Care Quality, which has investigated factors such as hand hygiene and pres
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