The role of primary care in a crisis: lessons on preparedness from Sweden and Ukraine

The role of primary care in a crisis: lessons on preparedness from Sweden and Ukraine Passed

Tuesday May 5, 2026 16:00 - 16:30 Next Level Stage

Lecturers: Andreas Lundqvist, Maria Helling, Yevhen Prylypko

Track: Healthcare in the Total Defence

War draws our attention to the front line, but the real test may be elsewhere.

For every acute trauma patient, there are hundreds of people with chronic disease, the elderly, the vulnerable. When healthcare is scaled back to the basics, they will rely on primary care to survive.

Should that care fail, the human cost can be extreme.

How can a tried and tested system from northern Sweden serve rural Ukraine, and how can the Ukrainian experience help Sweden maintain access to the essentials, if the worst were to happen?

Language

English

Topic

Future Health and Care

Seminar type

Live + On site

Lecture type

Presentation

Objective of lecture

Orientation

Level of knowledge

Intermediate

Target audience

Management/decision makers
Care professionals
Healthcare professionals

Keyword

Actual examples (good/bad)

Conference

Vitalis
GCPCC

Lecturers

Andreas Lundqvist Lecturer

Head of Unit
Swedish Centre for Rural Health

Andreas Lundqvist holds the position of Head of Unit at the Swedish Centre for Rural Health (SCRH) in Sweden. He has a Master's degree in Computing Science and Engineering, and can be described as a generalist in technology, e-health, and rural health. Andreas is more interested in people's needs and the application of technology rather than the technology itself.

Maria Helling Lecturer

CEO
Swecare Foundation

Maria Helling born in Uppsala, Sweden in 1978. Holds a degree of M.Sc. in Political Science from Uppsala University and has previously worked as Head of Section at the Division for EU and International Affairs, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden and at the embassy of Sweden in New Delhi. Since 2011, she is the chief executive officer of Swecare Foundation, which promotes export of Swedish Health care and Life Science.

Yevhen Prylypko Lecturer

Chair, Healthcare Transformation Forum (Ukraine); Health Policy & Systems Expert
Public Association «Healthcare Transformation Forum»

Chair of the Public Association “Healthcare Transformation Forum” (Ukraine), Advisor to AATC on Healthcare Governance under Decentralisation

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