Brussels Health, Fitness & Beauty

Information on how to proceed if you need to report the death of a family member in Brussels. Also information on the repatriation of remains for a burial or cremation outside Belgium.

Emergency services: the numbers to call for Fire, Police and Ambulance. Also drug help, poisons and emergency doctors and hospitals.

EU Factsheets on the social security and employee protection and allowances for the Belgian employee. Includes information on maternity insurance, life insurance and unemployment benefits.

Information on social security coordination between EU member states for obtaining medical coverage and planned health care. Find out how and when to obtain the S1 form which replaces the E106, E109, E120, E121, and the S2 form which replaces the E112.

Find out what to expect from the Belgian medical system if you're moving there to live and work or to retire. Understand how to register with the system and what to do in the event of an emergency.

Needing a doctor? Got an ache? Here is a list of English medical terms and descriptions, and the French or Flemish translation for everything from parts of the body to common sicknesses, aches and ailments to help you communicate a medical problem.

Overview of where to go and what to do if you are mobility, sight or hearing impaired - a wheelchair or cane user - and living in or visiting Brussels. Information on the Belgian organisations and facilities.

The administrative details you need to know if you are giving birth in Belgium. Who to contact and what to expect from the Belgian system: maternity leave, midwives, vaccinations and registering the birth.

Information on the Belgian national health care, with details on who benefits, where and how to register with the authorities and what contributions and benefits to expect.

English-speaking support groups and meetings for AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) following the 12 Steps programme, drug aid, cancer support meetings, AIDS and more. See this page for contact information.

Information on who to contact and how to proceed in the event of an unwanted pregnancy. Also information on family planning clinics.