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News Belgium » Health: Belgium withdraws from mixed relay triathlon after athlete falls ill

News channel or source: https://www.today.com/news/paris-olympics/claire-michel-health-olympics-rcna165091
Published on: Sunday 04 August 2024

Belgium has announced that it will not compete in the upcoming mixed relay triathlon after one of its athletes fell ill. The day before the event is set to take place at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the ...

News Belgium » Health: Belgium gives sex workers the same employment rights as other workers in world-first law

News channel or source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/belgium-sex-workers-rights-health-insurance-maternity-leave/
Published on: Monday 02 December 2024

Sex workers in Belgium have been given the right to health insurance, maternity leave, sick pay and other employment benefits under a new world-first law. The new legislation will allow sex workers to ...

News Belgium » Health: Belgium's radioligand therapy cancer care innovation not matched by scale

News channel or source: https://www.euractiv.com/news/belgiums-radioligand-therapy-cancer-care-innovation-not-matched-by-scale/
Published on: Tuesday 14 April 2026

Belgium's challenge reflects a broader EU dilemma on how to translate next-generation cancer innovation into real-world patient access ...

News Belgium » Health: Trump ambassador calls out ‘very rude’ Belgian health minister over ‘antisemitic’ prosecution of religious figures

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/international-relations/trump-ambassador-calls-out-very-rude-belgian-health-minister-over-antisemitic-prosecution-of-religious-figures/ar-AA1WsMam
Published on: Monday 16 February 2026

President Donald Trump's ambassador to Belgium on Monday slammed his host country's deputy prime minister and health minister, accusing his department of antisemitism. In a lengthy social media post, ...

News Belgium » Health: Belgium among highest in western Europe for catastrophic health spending

News channel or source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/belgium-among-highest-western-europe-catastrophic-health-2023a10004j1
Published on: Thursday 02 March 2023

Belgium currently has one of the highest rates of catastrophic health spending in western Europe, according to a new report launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe.