Mutuelles lose €1.2 million on long-term sick leave

Belgium’s “mutuelles” – social security companies that give out sickness and health payments – had €1.2 million in government funding withheld in 2023, because they did not do enough to help the long-term sick back to work, according to newly published figures from outgoing federal health minister Frank Vandenbroucke.

New study condemns too much advertising for junk food and alcohol

Unhealthy eating and drinking in Flanders is fuelled by an excessive amount of advertising for alcohol, junk food and ultra-processed food, including in the proximity of schools, according to a new in-depth analysis of eating habits in Flanders from 2021 to 2023.