In the European Netherlands, a Municipal Health Service (GGD) is a decentralised public health organisation. Legally, the responsibility for the provision of this service lies with the municipalities.[1] However, in practice, the municipalities work together to provide this service at a regional level, resulting in twenty-five "GGD regions".[1] The borders of the GGD regions largely correspond to the borders of the safety regions.
GGD GHOR Nederland is the national umbrella organisation of the twenty-five Municipal Health Services and Regional Medical Assistance Organisations (GHOR).[2]
Common tasks of the Municipal Health Services include:[1]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, the Municipal Health Services have been tasked with setting up large testing and vaccination sites across the country. They also bear the responsibility for carrying out contact tracing.[3]
| No. | Municipal Health Service | Province | Head office(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GGD Groningen | Groningen | Groningen | |
| 2 | GGD Fryslân | Friesland | Leeuwarden | |
| 3 | GGD Drenthe | Drenthe | Assen | |
| 4 | GGD IJsselland | Overijssel | Zwolle | |
| 5 | GGD Twente | Enschede | ||
| 6 | GGD Noord- en Oost-Gelderland | Gelderland | Warnsveld | |
| 7 | GGD Gelderland-Midden | Arnhem | ||
| 8 | GGD Gelderland-Zuid | Nijmegen & Tiel | ||
| 9 | GGD regio Utrecht | Utrecht | Zeist | |
| 10 | GGD Hollands Noorden | North Holland | Alkmaar | |
| 11 | GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland | Zaandam | ||
| 12 | GGD Kennemerland | Haarlem | ||
| 13 | GGD Amsterdam | Amsterdam | ||
| 14 | GGD Gooi en Vechtstreek | Bussum | ||
| 15 | GGD Haaglanden | South Holland | The Hague | |
| 16 | GGD Hollands Midden | Leiden & Gouda | ||
| 17 | GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond | Rotterdam | ||
| 18 | GGD Zuid-Holland-Zuid | Dordrecht | ||
| 19 | GGD Zeeland | Zeeland | Goes | |
| 20 | GGD West-Brabant | North Brabant | Breda | |
| 21 | GGD Hart voor Brabant | 's-Hertogenbosch & Tilburg | ||
| 22 | GGD Brabant-Zuidoost | Eindhoven | ||
| 23 | GGD Limburg-Noord | Limburg | Venlo | |
| 24 | GGD Zuid-Limburg | Heerlen | ||
| 25 | GGD Flevoland | Flevoland | Lelystad |