Health minister collapses during press conference

The Minister of Health in Sweden, Elisabet Lann, a municipal councillor in Gothenburg before appointment has collapsed during a press conference on Tuesday at the start of the new parliamentary year of 2025-2026.

Penpushing reports that Lann who is from the Christian Democratic Congress was announced as Health Minister on Tuesday after her predecessor, Acko Ankarberg Johansson, suddenly resigned the day before.

The Minister was accompanied by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and other officials when she suddenly collapsed on the stage, hitting her head on the lectern in the process, while the party leader Ebba Busch and other officials present quickly stepped in to help her.

Penpushing further reports that the collapsed Minister, however, received proper attention from security personnel before being led out of the room, and thereafter, returned to the event room shortly

The Minister in reaction after the recovery said this was not exactly a normal Tuesday, and this is what can happen when you have a blood sugar drop, however, it was not clear to the people present at the event whether Lann required any medical treatment though she did not appear to be injured.

Penpushing also reports that the press conference was abruptly cancelled, but it was reported that Lann told journalists that the country’s healthcare system is of high quality, but the long queues need to be addressed.

“Swedish healthcare is of high quality; the main issue is the long waiting times. We must transition to equitable healthcare. It is clear that we must strengthen government control. It is not worthy of a welfare state that so many people are waiting for healthcare’, she added.

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