Documents

Population Screening Act: study into personalised colorectal cancer

Since 2014, the Netherlands has had a population screening programme for colorectal cancer in which people aged 55 to 75 years ...

Advisory report | 20-12-2021

Evaluating newborn blood spot screening: a framework and initial assessment

In the Netherlands, infants are tested for 25 serious but treatable conditions through newborn blood spot screening (NBS). Early ...

Advisory report | 14-12-2021

COVID-19 vaccination of children aged 5 to 11

The Health Council concludes, based on the currently evidence, that for children aged 5-11 years the health benefits of ...

Advisory report | 10-12-2021

Employee vaccination: rotavirus

In June 2021, the Health Council recommended that all children be vaccinated against rotavirus. Following that recommendation, ...

Advisory report | 07-12-2021

Comments on draft advisory report 1-tert-butoxypropan-2-ol

Other | 06-12-2021

1-bromopropane

1-bromopropane is used as a chemical intermediate in the production of amongst others pesticides, flavours and fragrances. The ...

Advisory report | 06-12-2021

Comments on draft report 1-bromopropane

Other | 06-12-2021

1-tert-butoxypropan-2-ol

The Health Council has evaluated the carcinogenic properties of 1-tert-butoxypropan-2-ol, and concludes that there is limited ...

Advisory report | 06-12-2021

COVID-19 vaccination for young children belonging to clinical risk groups

A proportion of children 5 to 11 years of age are at increased risk of developing severe COVID-19. This concerns children with ...

Advisory report | 03-12-2021

Dutch dietary guidelines for people with type 2 diabetes

In the Netherlands, more than one million people have type 2 diabetes. The Health Council investigated whether the Dutch dietary ...

Advisory report | 16-11-2021