Information for the press

The contact details below for the press officers at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport are intended for members of the media only. If you are not a journalist, please use the contact form or phone 1400 (Monday to Friday, 8.00 to 20.00). If you are calling from outside the Netherlands, please dial +31 70 214 02 14.

Contact details for questions about the coronavirus (press only)

Contact details for questions about COVID-19 are given by topic, below. Outside office hours, spokespersons are available for urgent questions only. Please note that spokespersons can be out of office during the summer holidays. Their out of office period can be found below. You can also email your questions to: perscoronavirus@minvws.nl. Your questions will be dealt with during office hours.

You might find answers to your questions also in: Coronavirus COVID-19.

Topics dealt with by other public bodies

Because of the high pressure of work, we do not answer questions on topics that fall under the remit of other public bodies. These topics and the organisations responsible are:

Key workers and critical processes: National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV)
Testing policy and statistics: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
Measures concerning physical distancing and gatherings: Ministry of Justice and Security
Implementation of restrictions on air travel: Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
(Repatriation of) Dutch nationals abroad: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Production of medical devices and personal protective equipment (e.g. face masks) in the Netherlands: Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
Aviation, taxis, public transport, logistics, driving schools: Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Employers, employees, measures to safeguard jobs, childcare, healthy and safe working conditions, migrant workers: Ministry of Social Affairs
Construction and building services, border areas, crossborder workers: Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Fisheries, floriculture, food crops, livestock, agricultural surpluses: Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality.

Spokespersons for Ernst Kuipers, Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport

Axel Dees

M: +31 (0)6 15 94 37 88
E: aj.dees@minvws.nl

Medical specialist care
Paramedical care
Oral care
Medical-ethical issues
The Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ)Integral Healthcare Agreement (IZA)

Karim Mostafi

M: +31 (0)6 15 68 38 22
E: k.mostafi@minvws.nl

Medicines
Infectious Disease Control
Health insurance
Health care allowance and package management
Medical instruments
Pandemic preparedness

Bart Vis

M: +31 (0)6 55 21 46 36
E: l.vis@minvws.nl

Covid:
- Vaccination
- Measures
- Long-term strategy

Joeke Kootstra

M: +31 (0)6 21 17 41 69
E: jg.kootstra@minvws.nl

Emergency care
General practitioner care
Labourcare
Covid:
- Long covid
- Recovery care
Population Surveys
Knowledge and information infrastructure
Health protection
- Food and product safety
- Supervision Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)