Reports

Increasing the age limit for blood donations from non-regular donors

Wearing a mask to prevent viral respiratory infections in all circumstances (pandemic, epidemic, endemic) in healthcare activities.

Patients with cystic fibrosis have specific nutritional needs due to their disease. Care should be taken to ensure that they receive enough energy and protein. They also have a greater need for minerals and fat-soluble vitamins.

The use of nitrile undergloves under regular firefighters’ gloves as a protective measure against carcinogenic exposure in fires

In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to public health policy-makers, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides recommendations to physicians and patients regarding the implementation of correct in vitro testing to document IgE-mediated food allergies ...

In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to public health policy-makers, the Belgian Superior Health Council provides recommendations on mRNA COVID-19 vaccination for infants and children (preschool - 6 months to 5 years old) in Belgium. This report aims at providing the Belgian...

In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to health policy-makers and other relevant stakeholders, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides an opinion on the exposure of children, including adolescents, to unhealthy food through media and marketing in Belgium.

In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to public health policy-makers,
the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides recommendations on making naloxone available to opioid users in Belgium.

Aesthetic activities by non-physicians

In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to public health policy-makers, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides recommendations on vaccination against pneumococcal disease for adults.

In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to public health policy-makers, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides an update of the recommendations regarding the vaccination strategy against Monkeypox in the context of the European multi-country outbreak in May 2022. This ...

In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to public health policy-makers, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides recommendations on the prevention of herpes zoster infections in the Belgian population.

This report aims at providing authorities with specific recommendations on research in mental health.

In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to public health policy-makers, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides recommendations on COVID-19 vaccination during the autumn/winter season of 2022-2023 for the Belgian population.

In this scientific advisory report on public health policy, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides an update for electronic cigarettes (with or without nicotine) for smokers, non smokers and vapers.

In this scientific advisory report, the Superior Health Council of Belgium aims at providing stakeholders in material of human origin with advice on a number of critical pre-analytical aspects of serological testing as well as NAT testing, to improve virological safety in the field of cell- and...

In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to public health policy-makers, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides recommendations on the need for a second booster vaccination against COVID-19 for the adult population.

In this scientific advisory report, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides guidelines for the off-label use of psychotropic drugs for adults with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour.

This report is only available in Dutch, French and German.

Sexual risk behaviour and blood donation by MSM - Update 2021

In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to public health policy-makers, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides an expert opinion on the fortification of edible fats with vitamins A and D.