Every year, intoxications are responsible for 1.6 million deaths worldwide, making intoxications  the second most important cause of mortality after cardiovascular diseases.

The risk of exposure and subsequent intoxication is significantly increasing due to the increasing availability of and contact with household products, drugs, pesticides, plants and mushrooms, etc.. Annually, about 2% of all Belgian citizens suffer from intoxication. The latter means 662 incidents, 99 hospital admissions and 1 death following an intoxication per day. The number of exposures and intoxications is and remains unacceptably high. These numbers must and can definitely be reduced, as we have the knowledge to do so.

Thanks to your unconditional support, as the centre of expertise in toxicology, we are able to organize initiatives and measures in an aim to prevent intoxications and, thus avoid health harm, reduce costs, and save lives.

"Together we go for zero intoxications!"