News | RIVM Skip to main content Skip to main navigation National Institute for Public Health and the Environment Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport Nederlands English RIVM Committed to health and sustainability MenuMenu collapsed Home Topics About RIVM Publications International Contact Nederlands English Search form unfolded Search Search Home News News Search Filter Search term Fill in your search phrase. Zoeken Onderwerpen COVID-19 (9) (-) International (6) (-) Immunisation and vaccination (2) National Immunisation Programme (2) Circular economy (1) Legionnaires' disease (Legionellosis) (1) Microplastics (1) (-) Population screening programmes (1) Synthetic biology (1) Tuberculosis (1) Publicatiedatum March 2020 (2) January 2020 (4) April 2019 (2) A decrease in the number of tuberculosis patients in the Netherlands In 2019, the number of people with tuberculosis (TB) in the Netherlands decreased to 759. This is 5 per cent less than in 2018, when 797 were reported. 03/24/2020 - 10:27 Population screening programmes temporarily on hold Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the health care capacity in the Netherlands is expected to come under severe pressure in the coming period. 03/17/2020 - 13:05 More children vaccinated against mumps, measles, rubella and HPV The percentage of newborns participating in the immunisation programme targeting mumps, measles and rubella rose slightly over the past year. 01/30/2020 - 15:44 Transfer models for harmful substances in animal feed online now RIVM and Wageningen Food Safety Research have made five feed-food transfer models available to calculate how many harmful substances in animal feed end up in animal-based foods. 01/28/2020 - 14:30 Essential to keep a close eye on roll out of 5G The extent to which people are exposed to electromagnetic fields from individual 5G antennas and telephones is below the limits recommended by the European Union. 01/23/2020 - 11:45 Control measures against the spread of Legionella from wastewater treatment plants Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) may spread Legionella via the air and cause pneumonia if people inhale them. 01/16/2020 - 11:54 Affirmation of collaboration between Public Health England and RIVM On Thursday 11 April 2019, RIVM welcomed a delegation from Public Health England (PHE). Chief Executive Duncan Selbie of PHE headed the delegation. 04/16/2019 - 16:35 Article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on RIVM research into Maternal pertussis vaccination Scientific journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases has published an article on RIVM research conducted into pertussis vaccination for pregnant women. 04/04/2019 - 09:32 Share this page Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Service Contact Werken bij het RIVM Pers informatie RIVM Newsletters RSS feed Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Follow us on LinkedIn Follow us on YouTube Follow us on Instagram About this site Cookies Privacy Accessibility Submitting WOO requests to RIVM Copyright Archive Languages English Nederlands