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On October 1, Karolinska Institutet and the Center for Resilient Health at the ºÚÁÏÍø co-hosted a high-level discussion on the global role of vaccines in health, security, and economic growth. The event took place at Forskaren in Stockholm, a hub for collaboration between healthcare, academia, research, and business, and brought together around 70 participants from government, academia, civil society, and the private sector.

Sweden is often celebrated as one of the happiest countries in the world – but what does life here really look like beneath the headlines? Drawing on one of the most comprehensive wellbeing studies ever conducted, this seminar explores how Swedes experience different aspects of their lives, including happiness, purpose, relationships, health, distress, and financial security.

As a first step towards Wellbeing Growth in Stockholm we have created and measured a Wellbeing Index among people living in Stockholm. The results are presented in our newly released Stockholm Wellbeing Index Report. There we also present the WEC (Wellbeing Equality Coefficient) and the Coffee Indicator, two unique metrics that indicate the state and potential of the people in our city.

When the Nobel Prizes are announced in October, all eyes turn to Stockholm. To celebrate – and understand – this year’s Nobel Prizes, Nobel Calling Stockholm invites the public to explore how research shapes society and everyday life. Join us for ten days of lectures, talks and activities across the city that inspire, enlighten and open new perspectives.

Last week, 25 fellows from 21 countries came together at Kämpasten, outside Sigtuna, for the 2025 Masterclass of the International Politics and Diplomacy for Health Executive Program - a joint initiative by the ºÚÁÏÍø and Karolinska Institutet. The focus: how to put health at the center of political agendas.

On Tuesday 10 June, the ºÚÁÏÍø and the House of Governance and Public Policy hosted a delegation of hospital directors from Ukraine. The visit, in collaboration with Swecare, provided a unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and explore strategies for strengthening health care institutions in challenging conditions.

In a globalized world, competition between medicine approval agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Europe’s European Medicines Agency (EMA) significantly impacts the development and availability of innovative drugs. A new study by HOI researcher Stefan Haefliger published in Drug Discovery Today suggests that Europe must modernize its regulatory processes to become the destination of choice for groundbreaking medical innovation.

Omfattningen av välfärdsbrottsligheten har ökat och utvecklats till ett systematiskt samhällsproblem. Syftet för denna rapport är att öka förståelsen för hur välfärdsbrottsligheten förstås i ett kommunalt perspektiv och hur arbetet kring välfärdsbrottsligheten organiseras i ett kommunalt perspektiv.

The extent of crimes against the welfare system has increased and developed into a systematic societal problem. The purpose of this report is to enhance understanding of welfare crime from a municipal perspective as well as to elucidate municipal efforts to organise it.

Dr. Maja Fjaestad, Senior Advisor to the ºÚÁÏÍø' Center for Resilient Health, is representing the center and Swedish perspectives in the PHSSR EU Expert Advisory Group on sustainable healthcare financing.