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The Health Council of the Netherlands

The Health Council is an independent scientific advisory body. It is our task to provide the government and parliament with advice in the field of public health and health/healthcare research.
This website contains the advisory reports we have published to date and provides information about advisory opinions in preparation, our planning and who we are.

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Pneumococcal vaccines

10 March 2010 – The Minister has asked the Health Council to advise on the criteria on which he can base the choice for a replacement for PCV7 within the RVP. More specifically, ... Read more

Neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis

5 March 2010 – The Health Council of the Netherlands has in 2005 provided the Minister for Health, Welfare and Sport with an Advisory Report on Neonatal Screening. Read more

Ribavirin

11 February 2010 – This report is part of a series, in which the Health Council evaluates the effects of substances on reproduction, at request of the Minister of Social affairs and Employment. Read more

EuSANH

The Health Council of the Netherlands is a member of the European Science Advisory Network for Health (EuSANH). EuSANH is a network of science advisory bodies in Europe, which are active in the field of health. Read more

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