Maarten Kok

Maarten Kok is an Assistant Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, affiliated with the Faculty of Science's Methodology and Applied Biostatistics department and the APH - Quality of Care. He has ancillary roles as Medewerker at ESHPM Erasmus (Rotterdam) and Directeur at Prevendit (Hoorn). His research focuses on public health, healthcare systems, and global health challenges, with particular attention to medicine quality, stakeholder engagement, and health policy. He contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals through work on poverty reduction and health equity.

• Key research topics: Essential medicines accessibility, intersectoral collaboration, community health entrepreneurship, and knowledge translation.
• Recent projects include studies in Afghanistan, Indonesia, Uganda, Cameroon, Jordan, and Nigeria.
• Recipient of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Grant (2024).

Teaching responsibilities include epidemiology, biostatistics, and global health policy courses. He collaborates on projects like Scaling Up Community Health Entrepreneurship (2023–2027).