Medical care

As far as healthcare is concerned, Belgium is one of the most developed countries in the world. The Belgian population and other inhabitants can rely on a strongly developed healthcare network, infrastructure and technology. Some figures: 38,000 physicians, 1 per 250 inhabitants, 215 hospitals including the University Hospital of Ghent.

The Belgian universities are internationally renowned in sports medicine, both preventive and curative. Top-class athletes from all over the world, such as Ronaldo, Kaká, Filippo Inzaghi, Paolo Bettini, Fernando Redondo, etc. come to Belgium where they are cared for by the best sports physicians in the world.