Reports

In this scientific advisory report on public health policy, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides recommendations on gaming disorder.

(Only available in Dutch or French)

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 use of chest CT, in addition to RT-PCR, for hospitalized patients suspected of having Covid-19 ...

In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to public health policy-makers, public building managers and HVAC technicians, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides an expert opinion and special recommendations on the use, outside hospitals and care institutions, of passive ...

In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to public health policy-makers, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides a risk assessment for heated tobacco products for smokers and non-smokers.

In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to public health policy-makers, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides recommendations on psychosocial care during the Covid-19 pandemic for health care providers and authorities.

Please note that this document cannot be considered as a classic advisory report from the Superior Health Council. It is the result of an "Open Consultation", which only engages the responsibility of the signatories of the document who have approved it by consensus and by email. Such a...

The Superior Health Council has recently revised its recommendations concerning the vaccination of immunocompromised and chronically-ill patients.

In consultation with the competent authorities of this country, the Superior Health Council (SHC) has drawn up an advisory report on the priorities regarding food choices that are expected to contribute effectively towards maintaining and promoting our health. The guidelines issued in this new ...

The participation and involvement of children in decisions that concern them is a fundamental right that is enshrined in several pieces of legislation. In addition to being an end in itself, it is also an excellent way of improving the accessibility, quality and efficiency of care by making it...

The Superior Health Council (SHC) has revised its recommendations for meningococcal vaccination in light of epidemiological trends and new developments in vaccines.

The SHC has issued recommendations aimed at clinicians and the authorities on the best approach to the diagnosis of mental health problems and, more specifically, on the role of the DSM.

In this scientific advisory report, which offers guidance to the Belgian healthcare facilities and to public health policy-makers, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides specific recommendations on infection prevention, control and management when using heat-sensitive endoscopes and...

Limiting exposure to mutagenic or endocrine disrupting agents and the importance of exposures early in life

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 Tick-Borne Encephalitis in the Belgian population.

Breast Implant Associated-Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)

In this scientific policy advisory report the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides a risk assessment of Arsenic (As) in food for infants and young children. This report aims at providing health professionals and parents of infants and young children with specific recommendations on As in ...

In this scientific advisory report on public health policy, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides recommendations on the efficacy and safety of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.

In this scientific policy advisory report the Superior Health Council of Belgium reviews national data on the indoor air quality in residences and public buildings and its potential impact on the building occupants’ health.

This scientific advisory provides recommendations to improve care for tinnitus patients and to reduce and prevent health effects of recreational sound exposure

Recommendations on the use of artificial UV devices in Belgium (June 2017) (SHC 9216) - In this scientific advisory report on public health policy, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides recommendations for the Belgian population on the exposure to artificial UV radiation (sunbeds)