Malmo - Post Report Question and Answers
Are there any particular health concerns? What is the quality of available medical care? What medical conditions typically require medical evacuation?
Be very careful of tick bites - Lyme disease has struck several people I know and it is serious. Medical care is available but there is a serious crisis at the moment in the system at the local clinic level and most people have great difficulty in accessing the care they need. All incoming cases are assessed by nursing staff who do not have the training and compassion levels to be doing triage - there are know cases of people being sent back home with broken bones and serious illnesses. Many people just give up on the public system, However there is a private sector which no one talks about, and it is possible to just call a local clinic, called vårdcentral, and see a specialist as a private patient, but you still pay maybe US$50, not much at all. Just keep your global insurance policy and you will have little to worry about. - Aug 2013
