The Netherlands offers free-to-use sunscreen as temperatures rise

At popular leisure spots in The Netherlands, free sunscreen stations will be available to locals and visitors as they head outdoors for one of the hottest summers on record. The goal is to reduce cases of melanoma, the most common form of cancer amongst the Dutch.

As Europe prepares for one of its hottest summer on record, finding ways to protect ourselves from the sun and its strong rays will be a top priority for everyone.

That said, remembering to pop a tube of sunscreen in your bag before heading outdoors won’t always happen — and that can turn a fun day out into a painful one.

A survey conducted by the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology last year found than 7 million people in Europe have skin cancer, despite the ‘majority of cases’ being preventable.

With melanoma ranked as the most common form of cancer in the Netherlands, one Dutch hospital became determined to find a simple and effective way to give its citizens a helping hand at staying protected.

It has launched an initiative to repurpose thousands of hand sanitising stations set up…