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Local services in Amsterdam

Real offices, advice centres and organisations in Amsterdam that help newcomers — with languages, costs and official sources.

Health services

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    • Official

    Public body that contacts people who live or work in the Netherlands and should have Dutch health insurance but do not. It sends letters, can impose fines and can take out a health insurance policy on your behalf. Its…

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    • Official
    • Free

    Free, low-threshold support for parents, children and teenagers in every Amsterdam neighbourhood and at all schools. Besides the standard youth health care (jeugdgezondheidszorg) appointments for your child, you can ask…

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    • Official

    Municipal public health service. Newcomers mostly meet it for the children's vaccination programme (0-18), travel vaccinations, tuberculosis screening, the STI and HIV clinic (with the Sense drop-in for under-25s) and…

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    • Non-profit
    • Free

    Part of the international Medecins du Monde network. Volunteer medical teams in mobile care buses (Zorgbussen) and care cafes (Zorgcafes) across the Netherlands provide basic medical care, psychosocial help, dental care…

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    • Non-profit
    • Free

    Out-of-hours GP service for urgent problems that cannot wait until your own GP is open: Monday to Friday 17:00-08:00 and 24 hours on weekends and public holidays. Always call first; you cannot walk in without an…

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