Abstract:

Background The concept of health system management is an extremely complex process, covering many areas of life. All activities in these areas became particularly important during the crisis that the world faced at the beginning of 2020, with the announcement of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. As a result of the extremely rapid increase in illnesses and deaths caused by the virus, the governments of all countries have had to take many steps to change not only the structure of health systems by reorganising the scope of services provided but also the everyday life of citizens in the face of a completely new reality.

Methods The proposed study is an attempt to answer the question of how an extreme crisis may actually be an opportunity for Sweden and Poland to update their procedures during the Pandemic. Therefore, activities in the field of management of the Polish and Swedish health systems were reviewed, with particular reference to data from 2020 onwards. What was analysed was not only data about health state and health  ratios of Polish and Swedish citizens during and directly after the pandemic but also some systemic and organizational methods of the health systems management.