Friday, June 18, 2010

A symposium to honour Prof. Andre Knottnerus

Yesterday, Prof. Andre Knottnerus was honoured with a special symposium because he stepped down as chair of the Netherlands Health Council. The minister of health -Ab Klink-, the chair of the Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands -Dr. Alexander Rinnooy-Kan-, the inspector general of the national Health Care Inspectorate –Prof. Gerrit van der Wal, and others gave brief presentations to illustrate the importance of Andre Knottnerus work for the Health Council. The symposium was led by Prof. Daan Kromhout, the vice chair of the Health Council.


Prof. Knottnerus will continue his work for the public good as chair of the Scientific Council for Government Policy.

Andre Knottnerus is a member of the external advisory board of the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research.

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