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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

News from Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

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

    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

    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.

  • State Visit to Singapore

    • The King of Sweden and the president of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

      HM The King paid a State Visit to Singapore at the invitation of President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

      Photo: The Royal Court of Sweden

    • The King of Sweden and Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard.

      The King of Sweden and Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard during the state visit to Singapore.

      Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT

    • The King of Sweden and Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard looking at a flower.

      The King of Sweden and Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard with an orchid named after the Queen of Sweden.

      Photo: Nicholas Yeo/Swedish Embassy Singapore

    On 19–21 November, HM The King paid a State Visit to Singapore at the invitation of President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Sweden’s Government was represented by Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Infrastructure and Housing Andreas Carlson, State Secretary Håkan Jevrell from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and State Secretary Miriam Söderström from the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. Around 50 Swedish companies, government agencies and higher education institutions took part in the business delegation arranged by Business Sweden.

Three ministers, surrounded by people and Swedish and Ukrainian flags, hold up signed agreements.
During the conference, the three ministers – Ukraine’s Minister of Healthcare Viktor Liashko and Sweden’s Minister for Health Care Acko Ankarberg Johansson and Minister for Health and Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed – signed a memorandum ofunderstanding between Sweden and Ukraine. Photo: Magnus Liljegren/Government offices of Sweden

Key health and medical care actors gathered at conference on support to Ukraine

The will to support Ukraine is strong among Swedish health and medical care actors from both the public and private sectors. The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs and Swecare held a Conference on Support to the Recovery and Development of Health Care in Ukraine on 1 December to harness this engagement and discuss how Swedish support can be put to best use.

Minister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer and Minister for Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönvall hosted the Nordic ministerial meeting, for a discussion about children and young people who are, or risk being, involved in crime.
Minister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer and Minister for Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönvall hosted the Nordic ministerial meeting, for a discussion about children and young people who are, or risk being, involved in crime. Photo: Regeringskansliet

Nordic ­ministerial meeting on children and young people involved in crime

More and more children and young people are becoming involved in criminal networks, and stopping recruitment requires early interventions, knowledge-based methods and collaboration. Minister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer and Minister for Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönvall therefore hosted Nordic countries, including the autonomous regions, for a discussion about children and young people who are, or risk being, involved in crime. The meeting was held within the framework of the ongoing Swedish Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers.

A portrait of Ms Malin Grape
Malin Grape, Swedish AMR Ambassador. Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden

A fast-paced year of work against antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

One of Malin Grape's main tasks is to promote the visibility of the government's priority issues in the field of antimicrobial resistance in the international arena and to contribute to a strengthened global dialogue. As Swedish Ambassador for work against AMR, she highlighted this issue at several key forums in 2023, including during the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and at the World Health Assembly (WHA).

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.

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