Medical care

Medical care involves the measures taken to provide care for those who are ill and the development of medical and health care services. Care should be equitable, gender-equal and accessible, and offered on equal terms according to need.

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Acko Ankarberg Johansson Minister for Health Care

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  • Conference with key health and medical care actors to strengthen support to Ukraine

    On 1 December, Minister for Health Care Acko Ankarberg Johansson and Minister for Health and Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed will co-host a conference to discuss Sweden’s support to Ukraine’s health and medical care system. The conference, which will convene both public and private sector actors, aims especially to outline how Ukraine’s health care system can be rebuilt, strengthened and modernised.

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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