Psychiatrist and senior physician David Eberhard meets Karolinska Institute public health professor Cecilia Magnusson, who despite her own research on snus, uses snus; Karin Rågsjö, a left-wing party member who dislikes lobbyists and thinks that snus takes up too much space in the debate; and health entrepreneur Marco Morner, who believes that public health policy is driven by opinion rather than science.
Can Private Sector Players Make Sweden Healthier? Seminar in Almedalen on the Future of Healthcare
Sweden spends nearly 700 billion kronor a year on healthcare, but only a fraction of those resources goes toward disease prevention. At the same time, lifestyle-related diseases account for a large portion of the burden on the healthcare system, and many Swedes spend their final years in poor health.
