BAPH – Belgian Association of Public Health

On the timing of interventions to preserve hospital capacity: lessons to be learned from the Belgian SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 2020

Christel Faes, Niel Hens & Marius Gilbert Archives of Public Health, Volume 79, Article number: 164 (2021) Abstract Using publicly available data on the number of new hospitalisations we use a newly developed statistical model to produce a phase portrait

Abortion care in a pandemic: an analysis of the number and social profile of people requesting and receiving abortion care during the first COVID-19 lockdown (March 16 to June 14, 2020) in Flanders, Belgium

Leen De Kort, Jonas Wood, Edwin Wouters & Sarah Van de Velde Archives of Public Health, Volume 79, Article number: 140 (2021) Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic and the national COVID-19 measures might have increased potential barriers to abortion care

Cervical cancer screening using HPV tests on self-samples: attitudes and preferences of women participating in the VALHUDES study

Hélène De Pauw, Gilbert Donders, Steven Weyers, Philippe De Sutter, Jean Doyen, Wiebren A. A. Tjalma, Davy Vanden Broeck, Eliana Peeters, Severien Van Keer, Alex Vorsters & Marc Arbyn Archives of Public Health, Volume 79, Article number: 155 (2021) Abstract

Eradicating Polio: What more is needed?

12 October 202110:00pm – 11:00pm CET Polio cases have fallen 99.9% since 1988. In 2020 Africa was certified polio free by the World Health Organization. However, polio will remain a key public health concern until such time as there are

Spotlight influenza: Extending influenza surveillance to detect non-influenza respiratory viruses of public health relevance: analysis of surveillance data, Belgium, 2015 to 2019

Subissi Lorenzo, Bossuyt Nathalie, Reynders Marijke, Gérard Michèle, Dauby Nicolas, Lacor Patrick, Daelemans Siel, Lissoir Bénédicte, Holemans Xavier, Magerman Koen, Jouck Door, Bourgeois Marc, Delaere Bénédicte, Quoilin Sophie, Van Gucht Steven, Thomas Isabelle, Barbezange Cyril Eurosurveillance, Volume 26, Issue 38, 23/Sep/2021

Post-migration acquisition of HIV: Estimates from four European countries, 2007 to 2016

Zheng Yi , Alison E Brown, Brian D Rice, Gaetano Marrone, Anders Sönnerborg, Barbara Suligoi, Andre Sasse, Dominique Van Beckhoven, Teymur Noori, Vincenza Regine, Valerie C Delpech Eurosurveillance, Volume 26, Issue 33, 19/Aug/2021 Abstract Background The assumption that migrants acquire

Burden of non-communicable diseases in Cyprus, 1990–2017: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study

Periklis Charalampous, Elena Pallari, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Nicos Middleton, Mary Economou, Brecht Devleesschauwer & Juanita A. Haagsma Archives of Public Health, Volume 79, Article number: 138 (2021) Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounted for over 90% of all deaths in the

Recommendations to plan a national burden of disease study

Romana Haneef, Jürgen Schmidt, Anne Gallay, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Ian Grant, Alexander Rommel, Grant MA Wyper, Herman Van Oyen, Henk Hilderink, Thomas Ziese & John Newton Archives of Public Health , Volume 79, Article number: 126 (2021) Abstract Background The InfAct (Information for Action) project is a European

Report of The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness & Response

In May 2021, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness & Response (Independent Panel) presented its findings and recommendations for action to curb the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure that future infectious disease outbreaks do not become catastrophic pandemics. This report

[Video] Value-based Vaccination: What Is the Cost of Non-vaccination for Public Health?

On 30 June, World Federation of Public Health Associations held a webinar to bring together experts from different fields to showcase the value-based decision-making in vaccination by addressing the evidence needed to demonstrate the full value of vaccination. It also

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