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)
Job Holzhauer
M: +31 (0)6 25 68 81 84
E: j.holzhauer@minvws.nl
- Drugs:
- Opium Law
- Controlled cannabis supply chain experiment
- Specialist medical education
- E-health and innovation
- Sustainability in healthcare
Tom Schobbers
M: +31 (0)6 50 16 76 88
E: te.schobbers@minvws.nl
- Interview requests for minister Kuipers
Spokespersons for Conny Helder, Minister for Health, Welfare and Sport
Tom Elbersen
M: +31 (0)6 11 87 63 63
E: t.elbersen@minvws.nl
- Sport
- Integral Healthcare Agreement (IZA)
Eveline Petit
M: +31 (0)6 29 24 78 46
E: ew.petit@minvws.nl
- Elderly care and local care
- Mental healthcare
- Healthcare workers suffering from long covid
Frerick Althof
M: +31 (0)6 21 14 56 05
E: fl.althof@minvws.nl
- Care for people with disabilities
- Healthcare job market policies
- Lawful care and good governance
- Reducing regulatory pressure in healthcare
- Personal budget (PGB)
Rard van Kollenburg
M: +31 (0)6 29 64 73 23
E: gc.v.kollenburg@minvws.nl
- Interview requests for minister Helder
Spokespersons for Maarten van Ooijen, State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport
Ruben van Dorssen
M: +31 6 15 03 50 04
E: ruben.vandorssen@minvws.nl
- Prevention
- Health promotion (lifestyle)
- Community service
- Corporate accounts of the Ministry
Emilie Westerouen van Meeteren
M: +31 6 11 91 97 81
E: emilie.wvm@minvws.nl
- Youth policy and youth law
- Programme for young homeless persons
- Healthcare policies in the Caribbean Netherlands
Mischa Stubenitsky
M: +31 6 24 51 23 63
E: mischastub@minvws.nl
- Informal care policies
- Social shelter policies
- War victims and resistance participants
Tim Bennebroek
M: +31 6 44 93 65 66
E: tg.bennebroek@minvws.nl
- Drugs (prevention)
- Corporate accounts of the Ministry
- Interview requests for State Secretary Maarten van Ooijen