Reports

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)

In this advisory report, the Superior Health Council of Belgium provides recommendations on the criteria that need to be applied in preconceptual genetic testing for severe autosomal and X-linked recessive diseases for couples planning a pregnancy. This report aims at providing ...

In this scientific advisory report on public health policy, the Superior Health Council of Belgium issues recommendations on how to interpret (optional and mandatory) biological tests that are carried out as part of the selection of donors of human body material as well as on how to report the ...

The SHC has drawn up recommendations on the quality of the care provided for mental health problems, which affect over a third of the European population each year. This report is grounded in a systematic review of the literature as well as on the views of the experts and stakeholders, and can be...

Sexual risk behaviors and blood donation. Part I: Blood donation by MSM (HGR 9291) (October 2016).

The use of CT outside medical imaging departments in general and in particular in the operating theatre (SHC 9297) (November 2016)

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Assessment of the effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on biodiversity and health (SHC 9241) (June 2016)