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Magnus Gisslén unexpectedly resigned from his position as state epidemiologist at the Public Health Authority [[1]]. He voiced strong criticism regarding the authority’s governance in a debate article and several social media posts [[1]], specifically citing a lack of “deeper medical competence” within the management team and expressing a lack of confidence in the Public Health Authority.Following this criticism, Social Minister Jakob Forssmed (KD) convened a meeting with the Director General of the public Health Authority, olivia Wigzell [[1]]. The minister emphasized the importance of maintaining high confidence in the authority and utilizing medical expertise both internally and through collaborations with the scientific community. The Center Party also requested a meeting with Minister Forssmed to discuss the matter [[1]].
In response, Olivia Wigzell published a rebuttal in Today’s News [[1]], asserting that the authority possesses sufficient competence. She stated, “We can assure that we at the authority have a high medical and academic competence, and develop working methods that make us the forward-leaning and actionable authority that Sweden needs, for good health throughout the population and protection against health threats.” She also emphasized that the authority’s work is not dependent on individual personnel.
Ellen Jones, unit manager at the Public Health Authority, revealed that Gisslén was aware he would be asked to step down before publicly announcing his resignation [[1]]. She stated that the authority attempted to retain his expertise by offering him a different role, but he ultimately chose to resign.
