NATO HQ badge holders can access a variety of medical professionals and laboratory services at the Expat Medical Centre located in the Public Square. More information is available at https://www.the-emc.net/.
(Source: Expat Welcome Desk)
In Belgium you are free to choose your doctor. To find a doctor in your neighbourhood, visit the website Doctena.be or Doctoranytime. Most consulates and embassies keep a list of doctors and dentists who speak their country’s language. The volunteer-run Community Help Service Helpline (T : +32 (0)2 648 40 14; http://www.chs-belgium.org/en/) can provide details of English-speaking doctors and dentists in Brussels. There are medical centres in Belgium and Brussels with various general practitioners and specialists located in the same building.
Doctors can be registered as “conventionné” or “non-conventionné”. The former apply prices that are close to the amount which your health insurance will reimburse, whereas the latter are free to set their own fees. It is worth asking in advance about prices before a first consultation. The doctor will give you a certificate of treatment after the consultation. This has to be sent to the insurance association for reimbursement.
Helpful Links:
http://www.chsbelgium.org/ - Mental Health
NATO HQ badge holders can access pharmacy services and beauty products at the Pharmacy located in the Public Square.
(Source: Expat Welcome Desk)
Pharmacies can be identified by a sign with a neon green cross. They are generally open daily from Monday to Friday and often on Saturday mornings. They provide a rotating emergency service on Saturday afternoons and on Sundays (addresses are posted up every month in their shop windows and listed on the website www.pharmacie.be ).
Some medicines are available without prescription. The cost of these medicines is not refunded. Other more specific medicines are sold only upon doctor’s prescription and are generally partly reimbursed by the 'mutualité'. Nearly all medicines available on the international market can be found in Belgium, but they may be sold under another name than in your home country. In that case, you should ask your G.P. at home to make out a prescription with its chemical composition, or show your local pharmacist the original packaging.
Helpful Links:
http://www.chsbelgium.org/ - Mental Health
NATO HQ personnel who experience an emergency situation on-site at the HQ should call the HQ Fire and Emergency Service (HQFES).
(Source: Expat Welcome Desk)
Hospitals
Public and private hospitals (some of which with university status) operate with teams of medical specialists from different disciplines. Some specialists are based full-time at the hospital, while others also run a private practice. For a complete overview of all Brussels and Belgian hospitals, visit www.hospitals.be .
Emergency Services
Most doctors have consulting hours between Monday morning and Friday evening, usually by appointment. Weekend emergency services are provided by general practitioners for home visits.
Many of the larger hospitals and clinics have emergency services providing medical care and advice at any time of the day or night and on weekends and public holidays. In Belgium you can call an ambulance using the emergency number 100. You can also use the European emergency number 112, which applies in all countries of the European Union.
Helpful Links:
http://www.chsbelgium.org/ - Mental Health