The Swedish government will allocate SEK 6.9 million (more than €628,000) to the Swecare foundation in 2026 to support and strengthen Ukraine’s health care system.
This is stated in a press release on the Swedish government’s website.
It is noted that Russia’s full-scale invasion has significantly increased the strain on Ukraine’s health care system, while the need for medical assistance has risen sharply.
The allocated funds will be used for training programmes, exchanges of experience, and the development of partnerships between Swedish and Ukrainian government institutions, medical facilities, research institutions, and business representatives.
Sweden’s Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, Benjamin Dousa, stressed that an effective health care system is an important component of Ukraine’s resilience, recovery, and post-war reconstruction.
According to him, such cooperation will also help implement reforms and advance Ukraine on its path toward membership in the European Union.
Minister for Health and Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed noted that Sweden and Ukraine have mutual experience they can share, including in combating antibiotic resistance. He emphasised that support through the Swecare foundation will bring together expertise from the public and private sectors.
Sweden assured that Stockholm will continue to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, not only in the military sphere but also in humanitarian areas, including health care.
The funding will help strengthen the capacity of Ukraine’s medical system in a number of priority areas, including cancer care, rehabilitation and prosthetics, infection prevention, combating antibiotic resistance, and hospital management.
A large-scale training programme for Ukrainian medical professionals in radiation therapy is also planned.
The initiative will be implemented by the Swecare foundation, which brings together Swedish government agencies, regions, medical facilities, research institutions, and life sciences companies to support the recovery and development of Ukraine’s health care system.
- On 16 July, Ukraine received a new defence package from the United Kingdom and Sweden—€300 million in investments to purchase Gripen fighter jets.