Option to change your policy before January 1 If you have a mandatory Dutch health insurance (‘Basisverzekering’) then you have the option to change your health insurance policy and/or provider once every year. This newsletter will…
GPinfo.nl provides online information in English about the most common health complaints. For example: What to do if you have Covid-like symptoms? Should you call the doctor if your child runs a fever? How to deal…
Access to healthcare you can trust is a basic human right. So is reliable information about health, disease and healthcare services. H4i is striving to make sure that more than 1.1 million internationals in the Netherlands…
The Dutch College of GP’s and H4i (Healthcare for internationals) recently introduced a new online service GPinfo.nl. GPinfo provides online information in English, such as: Information about the most common health complaints Tips on what you…
GPinfo.nl, reliable information from Dutch GP’s There are 1.1 million international people working, studying and living in the Netherlands. Of course, from time to time they will feel unwell or have a child with a fever….
This week, at ‘Prinsjesdag’ the Dutch government presented the 2021 budget. Insurance premiums are expected to increase about 5 € per month. Covid-19 is having less impact than feared. This is because a lot of regular…
The weather will be extremely warm during the coming days. Drink regularly, even if you are not thirsty, and take it easy. Protect your skin with clothing and sunscreen of factor 30 or above. Enjoy the…
Almost everywhere in the Western world, the number of “diseases of affluence” is increasing. To serve the health and resilience of individuals as well as society as a whole, we must, over the coming years, focus…
This summer ‘only’ 30% of trees reportedly house the oak processionary caterpillar. In 2019 this was over 50% . Experts warn, however, to still be careful when near oak trees. Oak trees that house the oak…
Have you been outdoors or in the garden? Check yourself and your children thoroughly for ticks, especially the armpits, groin, knee cavities, neck and behind the ears. If you discover a tick, remove it immediately with pointed…