Reports

Third National Environment-Health Action Plan (NEHAP3)

Draft Royal Decree regulating fumigation and defumigation

So far, no transmission of COVID-19 through organ or tissue transplantation has been reported, except for lung transplants. But, as SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in many tissues and cells, the possibility of such transmission cannot be totally ruled out.

Alcohol may indeed be an ingredient in certain "health" products consumed by adolescents and children.

Since March 2023, the vaccine Qdenga® is available on the Belgian market. This vaccine reduces the risk of a severe course of dengue infection. The vaccine may be administered to children as young as 6 years old. Dengvaxia® is not available in Belgium and is not recommended to travellers.

The impact of cigarette filters on public health and the Belgian environment

The introduction of GDPR legislation has a major impact on the management and transfer of medical data, so also in the case of human organ and tissue donation. Yet the availability and safety of human body material crucially depends on the proper transfer of information. Limited or incomplete ...

The Superior Health Council is currently revising its 2004 advisory report no. 7617 “Fish and Health". This first part of the revised document, which was written jointly with the Scientific Committee set up at the FASFC, examines the risks associated with exposure to mercury and methylmercury ...

The Superior Health Council has updated the good practices for the sterilisation of medical devices. This comprehensive advisory report describes the essential steps for the correct processing of medical devices and for...

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 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.