How much health care can we afford?
Friday 29 May
11:00 – 12:15
Friday 29 May
11:00 – 12:15
All countries with developed health care systems face the same challenges: Shortage of staff, shortage of resources but constantly expanding medical possibilities and ageing populations.
How do different countries tackle these challenges, and what are the smartest solutions?
Fanny Nilsson is a resident in internal medicine in a small general hospital outside Stockholm. In 2025 she published the widely read and recognised book Åk till akuten – hur mycket sjukvård har vi råd med? (Go to the ER – how much health care can we afford?), which is a journalistic report from health care systems across Europe.
She is a board member of The Swedish Society of Medicine and a frequent columnist in Sweden’s biggest newspaper (Aftonbladet).