Belgian Interparliamentary Group on Breast Cancer

The Belgian Interparliamentary Group on Breast Cancer was created in October 2005 out of a strong commitment to fight a disease that affects 7,000 women nationwide each year. Today, it is the largest all-party group in the Belgian Parliament with 61 members. The group’s main objective is to work beyond political boundaries to co-ordinate the initiatives taken by legislators in the area of breast cancer. Its efforts have contributed to the implementation of a mammography screening programme in women aged 50-69 years, as stipulated in the European guidelines. It has various ongoing initiatives such as the creation of its interparliamentary group website. The group meets four times a year.

The Interparliamentary Group has two chairs: Senator François Roelants du Vivier and Magda De Meyer MP.

For more information, please contact:

François Roelants du Vivier
Senator
Maison des Parlementaires
Rue de Louvain, 21
1009 Bruxelles
Tel: 0032/2 501 76 30
Fax: 0032/2 501 77 68
Email: roelantsduvivier@senators.senate.be

Magda De Meyer, MP
Kasteelstraat, 82
9140 Temse
Tel: 0032/3 771 25 11
Fax: 0032/3 771 35 77
Email: magda.de.meyer@pandora.be