Health screening
In the Netherlands, preventive health check-ups are arranged for a limited number of health problems and are nationally coordinated and free of charge. Invitations for taking part in a national health screening are sent by the Bevolkingsonderzoek Zuid.
National preventive health check-ups are carried out for
- cervical cancer (once every five years for women aged 30-60)
- breast cancer (every two years for women aged 50-75)
- bowel cancer (every two years for those aged 55-75)
More information in several languages can be found at the website of Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu - RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment)
Prenatal and neonatal screening programmes
- Prenatal screening for infectious diseases and erythrocyte immunisation (blood tests)
- Screening for chromosomal abnormalities (NIPT: non-invasive prenatal testing)
- Screening for physical abnormalities (13-week scan)
- Screening for physical abnormalities (20-week scan)
- Newborn hearing screening
- Heel prick screening
You decide whether or not to participate. You can indicate this via client portal Mijn Bevolkingsonderzoek (My national screening programme). You will need your DigiD to log in.