Rinke van den Brink (1955) is a writer who has been covering healthcare for NOS Nieuws since 2005. He started his career at De Waarheid and worked as a freelancer for VARA and VPRO radio. He was the Dutch correspondent for Wallonian broadcaster RTBF and newspaper Le Soir and editor for Vrij Nederland. Van den Brink wrote four books on right-wing extremism in Western Europe: ‘De Internationale van de Haat’ (1994), ‘L’Internationale de la Haine’ (1996), ‘De Jonge Turken van het Vlaams Blok’ (1999) and ‘In de greep van de angst’ (2005). 

Supported projects

The End of Antibiotics

  • Healthcare

Antibiotics have long been a sort of wonder drug that allowed for a significant decrease in mortality from all kinds of infectious diseases. But there is one disadvantage to antibiotics: bacteria develop a resitance for them. In The End of Antibiotics journalist Rinke van den Brink puts these imperceptible bruisers under the microscope. He speaks with scores of international specialists and asks them for possible solutions, because antibiotic resistance is a worldwide problem.