Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)

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The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (

The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs employs approximately 200 members of staff. About 20 of these are political appointees and 180 non-politically appointed officials. The ministry is headed by the "Minister for Health and Social Affairs", Jakob Forssmed (KD).

The ministry offices are located at Fredsgatan 8 in central Stockholm.

Government agencies and other bodies

The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs is principal for 17 government agencies, two state-owned companies (one, Systembolaget, operating a monopoly, and another one, Apoteket, operating as a government-owned, non-monopolistic entity) and two institutes.

• Alcoholic Beverages Product Range Board (Alkoholsortimentsnämnden)
• Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency (Tandvårds- och läkemedelsförmånsverket)
• General Practitioners Foundation (Provinsialläkarstiftelsen)
• Swedish Social Insurance Inspectorate (Inspektionen för socialförsäkringen)
• Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life (Forskningsrådet för arbetsliv, hälsa och välfärd)
• Swedish Pensions Agency (Pensionsmyndigheten)
• Family Law and Parental Support Authority (Myndigheten för familjerätt och föräldraskapsstöd)
• Inheritance Fund
  (Arvsfondsdelegationen)
• Swedish eHealth Agency (eHälsomyndigheten)
• Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket)
• Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (Statens beredning för medicinsk och social utvärdering)
• Swedish Agency for Participation (Myndigheten för delaktighet)
• Swedish Agency for Health and Care Services Analysis (Myndigheten för vård- och omsorgsanays)
• Medical Responsibility Board (Hälso- och sjukvårdens ansvarsnämnd)
• Health and Social Care Inspectorate (Inspektionen för vård och omsorg)
• Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen)
• Board of Institutional Care (Statens institutionsstyrelse)
• Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan)
• Public Health Agency (Folkhälsomyndigheten)

Policy areas

• Health care, health, social issues/insurance
• Housing and construction
• Religious communities
• State administration and public procurement

See also

• Health care in Sweden

References

External links

• Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, official website (in English)

Coordinates: 59°19′43.97″N 18°03′55.54″E / 59.3288806°N 18.0654278°E / 59.3288806; 18.0654278