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Acko Ankarberg Johansson

Minister for Health Care

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

“Sweden must offer high-quality, timely and equitable care throughout the country. Our path to achieving this is through expanded primary care, more hospital beds and shorter queues for specialist care. We also want to introduce a national health care referral centre to increase access to care, and examine the possibilities to introduce complete or partial central government responsibility for health and medical care, to ensure access and quality.”

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  • UN political declaration focuses on efforts to counter antimicrobial resistance

    • 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

    • Malin Grape delivers a speech in an assembly hall.

      Sweden’s AMR Ambassador Malin Grape takes part in both the High-level Meeting on ARM and a number of different panels and seminars on the topic.

      Photo: Anette Hulth/Government offices of Sweden

    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.

  • Agreement with United States promotes cancer research

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    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.

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.

Portrait of Ms Ankarberg Johansson in front of the UN Building.
During the UN General Assembly, Minister for Health Care Acko Ankarberg Johansson took part in high-level and bilateral meetings with Malta, Rwanda, Estonia and other countries. Photo: Joel Apelthun/Government offices

Rare diseases and cancer care in focus during health care ­minister’s visit to New York

Minister for Health Care Acko Ankarberg Johansson took part in the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Among her various activities during the meeting, Ms Ankarberg Johansson took part in a panel discussion on rare diseases, sponsored by Sweden and Spain together with the organisation Rare Diseases International.

Ten women and men gathered for a photo session
A few of the health ministers gathered. Swedish Minister for Health Care Acko Ankarberg Johansson in the center. Photo: Sofia Ireståhl/The Government Offices of Sweden

Minister for Health Care raised important health care issues for the EU at World Health Assembly

The theme of this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA) was the World Health Organization (WHO) at 75 and the work it does. Representing the EU and its Member States, Minister for Health Care Acko Ankarberg Johansson took part on the first two days (21–22 May).

Minister for Health Care Acko Ankarberg Johansson greets Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
Minister for Health Care Acko Ankarberg Johansson greets Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, at the opening of the Informal EPSCO on 5 May. Photo: Josefine Stenersen/Regeringskansliet

Access to medicinal products in focus at informal meeting of health ­ministers

EU health ministers met in Stockholm on 5 May at an informal ministerial meeting to discuss challenges related to securing access to medicinal products in times of crises. Other topics included daily work in healthcare and how EU Member States can further strengthen the accessibility and affordability of medicines.

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