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… professionals, to ensure this it is evidence-based, visible and verifiable for patients and society. Background Under the Right Care in the Right Place ( De Juiste Zorg op de Juiste Plek ) …

… And that also applies to people who live in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. We fund health research, encourage the use of the knowledge developed and define … how ZonMw might contribute to this. Possibilities for research in the Caribbean part of the Netherlands At present, not all islands in the Caribbean part of the Netherlands can apply for grants within the ZonMw programmes. The Caribbean part of the …

… Domestic violence Aan Each year, about 1.2 million people in the Netherlands become the victim of one or more forms of domestic violence. The damage this causes … is provided on the page  Child abuse . High conflict divorce In 2021, 25,962 marriages in the Netherlands ended in a divorce. If a divorce results in prolonged conflicts between parents and … people in the direction of appropriate help at an early stage. Help for women Many women in the Netherlands experience domestic violence. One in five women have been physically abused by a …

… care Aan Providing informal care is a necessary and meaningful activity for many people in the Netherlands. Many others, however, find informal care difficult and burdensome. They often have … professionals support informal carers, tools also exist for informal carers themselves. In the Netherlands, there are approximately 600,000 informal carers looking after a relative who is … of informal carers Caring for a loved one with dementia is a heavy burden, and the pressure on society is only likely to increase over the coming years, as current policy is to keep people …

… improve the care and support offered for them, so that they can function more independently in society and have greater control over their lives. What is intellectual disability? Intellectual … knowledge infrastructure. Nieuws Artikelen Aan Related topics Physical disability Inclusive society Chronic diseases Stay notified Subscribe to the newsletters  Gehandicapten en Chronisch …

… Social domain Aan How do we achieve a strong, healthy and inclusive society in which everybody can participate? And how do we ensure that everybody who needs it, … Social Support Act and, in part, the Public Health Act. In this field, municipalities and civil society organisations work together on health, well-being and safety to facilitate the broad … of physical and/or mental problems at a later age. Sport and exercise We aim to make the Netherlands a country where sport and exercise are always possible and accessible for everybody …

… of General Practitioners), FMS (Federation of Medical Specialists) and the LAN (Lung Alliance Netherlands) when it soon became clear how severe the symptoms of Long COVID could be. 26 July … That information needs to be clear and reliable Emiel Rolink Managing director Lung Alliance Netherlands (LAN) Many misunderstandings exist among employers, company doctors, insurance … for example among employers, company doctors, insurance companies, welfare agencies and within society. And not every GP considers Long COVID as a possible diagnosis when a patient complains …

… is a collaboration between the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) / the Netherlands Organisation for Health … affordable and accessible for every  individual , and affordable and sufficiently staffed for  society as a whole. Three strategic questions to address are: How can technology support health … to deliver care outside of care institutions. Chronic care should not be managed in hospitals. Rehabilitation should take place closer to home or even at home. How can technology enable more …

… patients, so that everyone receives the best care. Effects of stroke and after-care: effective rehabilitation and support After a stroke, the patient may be left with permanent effects such … It is important that they are included in the decision-making process . After-care and rehabilitation are important to help patients recover and improve their quality of life after a … and patient organisations. We also fund research into the most effective after-care and rehabilitation programmes, and encourage the application of the knowledge produced. Aan Related …

… present the Dutch Dementia Researchers Conference! We invite every dementia researcher in the Netherlands to attend and submit an abstract for this conference 15 november 2024 at the …

… while women tend to get sicker. Why? Sex and gender shape us inside and out, from cells to society. Integrating sex and gender is an opportunity for innovation and more rigorous science. … how they act and how they treat each other, and how power and resources are distributed across society. Gender has been traditionally regarded as a binary concept (male/female), but there is … quality and relevance of the results. We will then be able to apply the results to the whole of society. The existing health disparities between men and women reveal that this is currently not …

… of older patients hospitalised for COVID-19 in the first and second wave of the pandemic in The Netherlands: the COVID-OLD study Auteur(s) Rosalinde A L Smits, Stella Trompet, Carolien M J van … M. Drewes, Frederiek van den Bos, Jacobijn Gussek 7 June 2024 Tijdschrift Europen Geriatric Medicine Titel Trends in demographics, clinical characteristics, frailty and in-hospital … Titel Recovery of daily functioning and quality of life in post-COVID-19 patients in geriatric rehabilitation Auteur(s) Miriam L. Haaksma 9 June 2022 Titel The self-reported Clinical Frailty …