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Disability and temporary living or working abroad

Article Do you live or work abroad and become incapacitated for work? Then other conditions apply.

And what if you were incapacitated for work?

Lay-out page Do you think that someone should be allowed to go on a walking holiday if they are disabled? And what if that was you? Having to stop working doesn't mean stopping life. Because we believe that whoever lives, also lives again. So also do nice things that give you energy.

Congenital disorders

Article Congenital disorders are conditions or diseases that you are born with. Some are hereditary, others are not.

Cervical cancer

Article Every year, around 350 women in Flanders are diagnosed with cervical cancer. About a hundred women die from the disease every year. However, cervical cancer is a slow-growing cancer that is almost completely curable if detected early. Such an investigation is painless and quite simple. So it is in your best interest not to postpone it.

Colon cancer

Article Colon cancer is a common cancer. About five percent of all Flemish people are confronted with it. In Belgium, about 8,500 people per year are diagnosed with colon cancer, of which about 5,600 in Flanders. About 1,750 people die from it every year in Flanders.

Long Covid

Article If you suffer from long-term symptoms linked to Covid-19 and those symptoms have no other explanation, you may have long-term Covid, also called long Covid.

Depression

Article If one cannot get passed feelings of severe sadness after a longer period of time, this is called depression. One in five, both young and old, is confronted with this disease.

Muscle strain

Article A muscle strain is a muscle injury in which the muscle fibers are stretched. There is no crack.

Burnout

Article A burnout is characterized by physical, psychological and social complaints that are accompanied by a reduced sense of self-esteem at work.