Ministry of Health Welfare and Sport

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Parliament in the Netherlands
PoliticsBusiness
Financial management is problematic at most Dutch ministries; Hasty policies a big issue
17 May 2023 - 11:39
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge in a Tweede Kamer debate on the coronavirus, 12 August 2020
HealthPolitics
Hugo de Jonge blocks the release of his WhatsApp messages during the pandemic
9 March 2023 - 17:31
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Health Minister Ernst Kuipers during a debate on preventative health care in the Tweede Kamer. 8 June 2022
HealthBusiness
Slight rise in people defaulting on health insurance payments; First time in 7 years
28 November 2022 - 21:38
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Canisters with laughing gas found in a car after man’s arrest in Zwolle in May 2021
CrimePoliticsCultureFood
Ban on nitrous oxide as a drug will come into effect on January 1
14 November 2022 - 20:34
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A healthworker looking through a window in Hospital during the coronavirus pandemic.
Health
Cabinet allocates €670 million to improve pandemic preparation in the future
6 November 2022 - 07:45
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HPV virus
HealthPolitics
Majority of MP's signal support for cervical cancer self-test proposal
22 October 2022 - 08:15
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Homeless person sitting on a bench.
1-1-2Politics
Big cities fear shortage of winter shelter space due to homelessness increase
14 October 2022 - 18:20
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Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag brings the 2023 Dutch budget to the Tweede Kamer in a ceremonial briefcase. 20 Sept. 2022
HealthPoliticsBusiness
The 2023 Dutch budget's impact on your wallet, and highlights from the Cabinet's plan
20 September 2022 - 20:54
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Face masks.
CrimePolitics
Health ministry pressed for multi-million euro face mask deal now under scrutiny
16 September 2022 - 17:07
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An empty ultrasound examination room at a clinic in the Netherlands. 3 Nov. 2011
HealthPolitics
Ukrainian women in the Netherlands should not have to pay for abortions, advocates say
16 June 2022 - 16:51
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Inside Philips Stadion in Eindhoven. July 23, 2019
Sports
Dutch football to test new technology to fight discrimination at Feyenoord, PSV
8 June 2022 - 16:10
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One type of the monkeypox virus
Health
Doctors must report cases of monkeypox, RIVM advice says
22 May 2022 - 08:53
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte lights the Liberation Day fire in Haarlem, 5 May 2017
Politics
Gov't in talks to help struggling Liberation Day festivals
6 May 2022 - 20:30
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People waiting to get tested for coronavirus at a GGD site in Amsterdam Noord. 27 November 2021
Health
Preventing lockdown is key to long-term Covid strategy; GGD testing requirement reduced
1 April 2022 - 16:20
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Ridderhof, Parliament, The Hague
Health
Opposition MP's demand to know about Health Ministry interference with OMT reports
11 February 2022 - 20:20
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The Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech. 8 April 2021
Health
Covid booster plan accelerated; To start Nov. 19 with elderly, healthcare
12 November 2021 - 17:35
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A face mask held in front of a window
HealthPolitics
Health Min: New Covid rules could be ready by Friday; Restrictions through February likely
8 November 2021 - 18:09
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CoronaCheck app
HealthPolitics
Two cities centralized Covid QR checks, giving out wristbands to cafe visitors
27 September 2021 - 20:00