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Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs is responsible for issues concerning social welfare, such as public health, health care and care of older people. The Ministry’s area of responsibility also includes social insurance, which provides financial security to people when they are sick or elderly, or when children are young. Issues concerning individual and family care, support for people with disabilities and care of the elderly are also included. The Ministry also works on rights for people with disabilities and on issues related to the premium pension system. It is also responsible for issues concerning sport, youth policy, civil society, faith communities and burial and cremation services.

Responsible ministers

Jakob Forssmed Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health
Acko Ankarberg Johansson Minister for Health Care
Camilla Waltersson Grönvall Minister for Social Services
Anna Tenje Minister for Older People and Social Security

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  • We must not forget the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Jakob Forssmed
    Social Affairs and Public Health Jakob Forssmed Photo: Kristian Pohl/Governments Offices

    Our capacity to manage a pandemic is better today than it was in 2020. However, a crisis requires more than preparedness in the form of regulatory frameworks,” writes Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health Jakob Forssmed in an opinion piece in Altinget.

  • Government presents updated national dementia strategy

    Minister for Older People and Social Security Anna Tenje, Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health Jakob Forssmed and Malin Danielsson, senior policy spokesperson for the Liberal Party stands in the Government's press room behind podiums. Behind them are Swedish flags and flags of the European Union.
    Minister for Older People and Social Security Anna Tenje, Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health Jakob Forssmed and Malin Danielsson presents the updated national dementia strategy to improve health and social care for people who have dementia. Photo: Svante Rinalder/Government Offices of Sweden

    Dementia is one of the major public health issues of our time. The number of people living with a dementia diagnosis is increasing. At the same time research in the field is advancing rapidly. The Government therefore plans to adopt an updated national dementia strategy to improve health and social care for people with dementia. The Government also intends to approve government agency assignments and funding in the field.

The Swedish Minister for Social Affairs at the conference podium
The Swedish Minister for Social Affairs Camilla Waltersson Grönvall, speaks at the conference in Colombia: 1st Global Ministerial Conference on ending violence against children. Photo: Government Offices of Sweden

Minister for Social Services attends global ­ministerial conference on ending violence against children

The conference takes place in Colombia’s capital Bogotá on 7-8 November. The Swedish Government is co-hosting the conference, together with the Government of Colombia, the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children.

Portrait of Jakob Forssmed.
Jakob Forssmed has been a GLG member since February 2023. Foto: Fotograf Kristian Pohl AB/Government offices of Sweden

Jakob Forssmed appointed Vice-Chair of the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance

Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health Jakob Forssmed has been appointed Vice-Chair of the Global Leaders Group (GLG) on Antimicrobial Resistance, a UN body made up of politicians and experts.

Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Services, Andrea Palm, and Minister for Health Care, Acko Ankarberg Johansson, signing the agreement.
Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Services, Andrea Palm, and Minister for Health Care, Acko Ankarberg Johansson, signing the agreement. Joel Apelthun/Government Offices of Sweden

Agreement with United States promotes cancer research

Sweden and the US have entered into a bilateral cooperation agreement on cancer research and care. The agreement builds on the cooperation agreement that the two countries concluded in 2016 with the aim of accelerating research results through increased exchange.

A group of people standing behind a big sign with the text "UNGA" on it.
The High-level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the second of its type. The first took place in 2016. Photo: Martin Premmert/Government offices of Sweden

UN political declaration focuses on efforts to counter antimicrobial resistance

On 26 September, a High-level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was held during the United Nations General Assembly. The Meeting is the second of its type, with the first having been held in 2016. The meeting included the ceremonial adoption of a political declaration on global and national undertakings in efforts to counter AMR. Minister for Health Care Acko Ankarberg Johansson headed Sweden’s participation in the Meeting.

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