Assuming have is required, the following 380 results were found.
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- Category: Factsheets
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acute stroke has decreased in men and women, with 11% and 15% respectively. Stroke prevalence More men than women report to have suffered from stroke In 2018, 0.7% of the population with an aged 15 years and over reported having a stroke in the past...
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- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: Diseases
- Language: en-GB
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The pages on general and premature mortality have been updated with 2023 data. Data on all-cause mortality until 2023 is now included on the General mortality page. Data on all-cause mortality for people aged below 75 years old until 2023 is now...
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- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: News
- Language: en-GB
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Diabeteshttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/non-communicable-diseases/diabetes
diabetes (37%) that is unaware of their diabetes status. 7.7% of people used diabetes medication. Still, among those, 19% have diabetes which is not well controlled. In other words, 5% of the population is suffering from diabetes either without...
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- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: Diseases
- Language: en-GB
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This is all the more true since, as a result of a series of geopolitical crises (Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine), we have experienced and are experiencing a significant influx of potentially traumatised asylum seekers. More information Guide for...
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- Author: author-health
- Category: Kwaliteit & innovatie
- Language: en-GB
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are recorded annually in general and psychiatric hospitals[2]. Eating disorders are associated with a heavy disease burden, have a strong impact on all life domains, and are associated with suicide risk. One third of deaths among persons with eating...
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- Author: author-health
- Category: Kwaliteit & innovatie
- Language: en-GB
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in police and Justice statistics. The most recent prevalence survey in Belgium in 2021 shows that 16% of women and 5% of men have been victims of rape in their lifetime[1] This violence has a significant impact on victims’ mental, sexual and physical...
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- Author: author-health
- Category: Kwaliteit & innovatie
- Language: en-GB
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additional training, expertise and staffing support to the three prisons. In each of these prisons, additional care staff have been recruited and the existing care and prison staff have received additional training, so that prisoners with a drug problem...
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- Author: author-health
- Category: Kwaliteit & innovatie
- Language: en-GB
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In addition, child and adolescent psychiatric hospital services, as well as forensic psychiatric units for adolescents, have also been strengthened with the addition of more staff. They not only contribute to the optimal operation of those services but...
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- Author: author-health
- Category: Geestelijke gezondheidszorg voor kinderen en jongeren
- Language: en-GB
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total of 52 hospitals, including 27 general hospitals with a psychiatric department (PDGH) and 25 psychiatric hospitals (PH) have a child and adolescent psychiatry service. Number of hospitals according to number of accredited beds or places for adults...
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- Author: author-health
- Category: Geestelijke gezondheidszorg voor kinderen en jongeren
- Language: en-GB
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for internees Internment is a legal security measure ordered by the criminal court for persons with mental illness who have committed a crime but who are deemed by the criminal court judges to have not been in control of their actions, and who also pose...
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- Author: author-health
- Category: Geestelijke gezondheidszorg voor volwassenen
- Language: en-GB
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of hospitals In Belgium are 71 PDGH and 51 PH serving adults with psychiatric problems[1]. Almost 90% of the PDGH have less than 100 adult beds. In contrast, 80% of the PH have more than 100 beds. The distribution of PH and PDGH for adults is the most...
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- Author: author-health
- Category: Geestelijke gezondheidszorg voor volwassenen
- Language: en-GB
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- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Geestelijke gezondheidszorg
- Language: en-GB
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be local shortages and waiting lists because services are not well distributed. In areas that are less densely populated, have no major roads or have no well-developed public transport, it may take quite a while to reach the closest hospital. Geographic...
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- Author: author-kce
- Category: Accessibility of care
- Language: en-GB
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the current healthcare services and the expected evolution of supply and demand in the future: healthcare professionals who have recently completed their education (S-4, S-5, S-8), healthcare professionals nearing retirement (S-7, S-10), and projections...
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- Author: author-kce
- Category: Accessibility of care
- Language: en-GB
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Resiliencehttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-system-performance-assessment/resilience
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- Author: admin-kce
- Category: Health System Performance Assessment
- Language: en-GB
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but are unfortunately difficult to assess through numbers and figures (quantitative indicators). The four indicators that have been selected for this subdimension relate to the governance of the health system as a whole and cover aspects like...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-kce
- Category: Sustainability of the health system
- Language: en-GB
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system, should the available infrastructure become insufficient to cover the needs of the population. For this indicator, we have chosen to present the number of inpatient days per capita, i.e. the average number of days one person will spend in...
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- Author: author-kce
- Category: Sustainability of the health system
- Language: en-GB
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the training and employment of nurses with a bachelor’s degree, but also to know what kind of degree currently active nurses have. Finally, as nurses are not only essential workers in many settings but make up one of the largest groups of healthcare...
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- Author: author-kce
- Category: Sustainability of the health system
- Language: en-GB
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of medical and technological innovations, which can improve care and potentially generate savings in the long run, but also have a considerable cost. In this section, we will examine three indicators which cover both the growth in health expenditure...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-kce
- Category: Sustainability of the health system
- Language: en-GB