Homeopathy in Belgium significantly restricted

Homeopathy in Belgium will be significantly reduced in the future

06/04/2014

On May 12, 2014, a Royal Decree was published in Belgium by the Ministry of Health, which fundamentally changed the basic conditions for practicing homeopathy, especially for non-medical therapists - and in no way for the better.

The new conditions for legal practice in Belgium are as follows:
1. Therapists must be qualified as a doctor, dentist or midwife.
2. You must have a degree in homeopathy from an official college or university.
3. Doctors, dentists and midwives may prescribe homeopathy only for evidence-based indications.

The new regulations could mean the end of non-medical homeopathy in Belgium. And even Belgian doctors will hardly be able to meet the new conditions for their education (university) because no university has offered such courses in Belgium. The European Central Council for Homeopaths (ECCH) considers that this decree must be challenged. (Pm)