Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)

The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Socialdepartementet) is a ministry in the Government of Sweden responsible for policies related to social welfare: social security, social services, medical and health care, public health and the rights of children, the elderly and disabled people.

The ministry is currently headed by the Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health, Jakob Forssmed of the Christian Democrats.

History
The ministry was established on 1 July 1920 when the Ministry of Civil Service Affairs was split into two ministries, the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Communications.

It's located on Fredsgatan 8 in Stockholm.

Government agencies and other bodies
The largest agency under the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (sorted by operating costs) is the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, with annual costs over 15% of GDP and 16,000 employees. This agency is in charge of financial aspects of family policy and social security in the event of illness and disability.

The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs is principal for 20 government agencies, two state-owned companies (Systembolaget AB, operating a alcohol monopoly, and Apoteket Produktion % Laboratorier AB, operating non-monopolistic entity) and three funds.

=== Agencies ===

=== Government funds ===
 * Inheritance Fund (Allmänna arvsfonden)
 * General Practitioners Foundation (Provinsialläkarstiftelsen)
 * WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring Fund

=== State-owned companies ===
 * Apotek Produktion & Laboratorier (APL)
 * Systembolaget AB, state-owned chain of liquor stores, the only retailer allowed to sell alcoholic beverages in Sweden (see alcohol monopoly)

==Policy areas ==
 * Burial and cremation services
 * Care for older people
 * Children's rights
 * Civil society and sports
 * Disabilities
 * Faith communities
 * Family care
 * Medical care
 * Pensions system
 * Public health
 * Social insurance
 * Social services
 * Youth policy

Ministers with the title of Health Care
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