Palliative care mobile team service at the patient's residence is being provided starting this year, Latvian Radio reported January 3.
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On Thursday, December 21, Ukrainian soldiers were brought to Riga Eastern Clinical University hospital (RAKUS) for the ninth time. A group of 13 injured have arrived this time, but their total has reached 200 during the year and a half since the project has been in operation, Latvian Radio reported.
Since December 7 when signature collection to initiate a referendum to repeal partnership regulation in Latvia, 3,801 voters have signed, Latvian Television reported December 12.
Aggressive patients or their relatives is a daily occurrence, according to Latvian largest hospitals and emergency service. Physical or verbal attacks on medical personnel have always been experienced but in recent years they have become more frequent, so medical institutions raise the alarm: employees do not feel safe and are unable to do their job fully, Latvian Radio reported on November 29.
As of next year, public spaces that tend to be crowded will have to have external automatic defibrillators, Latvian Radio reported on November 23.
As of Friday, November 10, it is possible to sign the initiative of eight opposition political forces to hold a referendum on the 14th Saeima's dismissal. By 14:00, about 3,000 signatures had been collected.
Oncology patients requiring chemotherapy are raising alarm over long queues for chemotherapy. Waiting times last for months. The association of cancer patient organizations, Onkoalianse, believes the problem is due not only to the insufficient number of doctors but also to organizational issues, Latvian Radio reported on November 8.
Latvian Radio has been addressing Latvia's drinking problem in its series "Zeme, kur dzer" (Land that drinks). Drinking is also encouraged by alcohol advertising and various marketing measures that encourage not just to buy, but to buy more. In its newest story on October 12, Latvian Radio summarizes limitations on marketing that are planned to be introduced.
Riga airport is presenting the new strategic airport noise map – a document that summarizes the impact of aircraft sounds – to the residents of Mārupe and Babīte this week, and overall it has become quieter, Latvian Radio reported on August 10.
'Rīga Forests' Ltd has encountered an issue with its deer population: nobody wants to buy the animals and the public is opposed to their elimination, Latvian Radio reported on August 3.
Latvia's economy is experiencing a slowdown, according to the latest figures on gross domestic product (GDP). It has provisionally declined in the second quarter of the year, both compared to the previous quarter and the same period last year. One of the main reasons is the deterioration of Latvia's export capacity, economists surveyed by Latvian Radio on Friday believe.
Since November last year, driving under heavy intoxication has been criminalized and cars can be seized or their value recovered. Criminal cases against more than 600 drivers have been initiated between November and mid-July, Latvian Radio reported on July 26.
Intense dance rehearsals are taking place at Daugava Stadium before the big concerts of the Song and Dance Festival. Doctors on duty at Daugava Stadium conclude that dancers have far fewer health problems than in previous festivals, Latvian Radio reported on July 5.
Buying trading rights and a spot at the Song and Dance Festival does not come cheap for local producers and artisans. Although, according to the businesses, Rīga municipality has compromised and reduced the price of trading spots by 25%, it still costs EUR 700 to 800 per week, Latvian Radio reported on July 3.
Court proceedings are under way against the former Minister of Health Ilze Viņķele, in which she has been accused of inaction in the position as a state official. On Monday, June 19, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš was among those testifying, Latvian Television reported.
People in Latvia talk more and more about hate crimes, and the police have been able to investigate such crimes well enough recently, said Kaspars Zālītis, head of the movement 'Dzīvesbiedri' (Life Partners) in an interview with Latvian Radio on June 2.
The operational management group established during the Covid-19 pandemic will assess the possibility of amending or abolishing the Covid-19 infection management law, Latvin Radio reported on May 25.
Once, teachers worried that parents were doing homework instead of children. Now, in both primary and secondary schools, more and more pupils are submitting to teachers their artificial intelligence compositions – writings, essays, and reviews. The trend is new but spreads rapidly, Latvian Radio reported May 25.
Latvia and Estonia will jointly purchase anti-air defense systems IRIS-T, creating a new “Livonia Shield” for Latvian and Estonian airspace protection, Latvian Defense Minister Ināra Murniece (National Alliance) and Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said at a press conference Sunday, May 21.
From the beginning of next year, access to e-health is planned to only be possible through qualified electronic means of personal identification: with an e-ID card, an e-signature (eParaksts) card, an e-signature card plus or e-signature mobile. The plan has met resistance from both the patient and doctor side, Latvian Radio reported on May 3.
As of September 1, schools which have taught in Russian so far will have to gradually transition to teaching solely in the state official language – Latvian. Not much time is left to prepare. The readiness among different schools varies, Latvian Radio reported on May 2.
On Wednesday, April 26, the government approved amendments to the Cabinet rules submitted by the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM), granting an additional EUR 4,168,067 for targeted grants to local governments to increase teacher pay.
The Latvian Education and Science Workers' Union (LIZDA) does not intend to abandon its intention to conduct a strike, set to start on April 24, LIZDA's head told Latvian Radio on Monday. Meanwhile the government is planning to adopt the salary-increase plan on Friday, Latvian Television reported on April 17.
More than a fifth or 22% of Latvia's population is at least 64 years old; the proportion of working-age population tends to fall, according to the results of the last census. With the population ageing, geriatric care is becoming a profession of the future, but currently, young healthcare experts are not that interested, Latvian Radio reported March 31.
Unsurprisingly, representatives of the alcohol and advertising industries are not enthusiastic about proposals to limit the advertising of alcoholic drinks, reported Latvian Radio on March 20.
Latvian Finance Minister Arvils Ašeradens (New Unity) said March 15 he is considering proposing a temporary or "windfall" tax on banks' profits to help boost defense spending.
Latvia is currently developing a national Cancer Center for a joint framework for the treatment of oncology patients. Preparations show how deep-rooted the issues in oncological care are, Latvian Radio reported on March 1.
In the livestreamed nest of white-tailed eagles in Durbe, Latvia, the eagle couple Milda and Voldis are preparing to lay eggs, ornithologist Jānis Ķuze told Latvian Radio on February 27.
The association of multi-child families of Latvia has come out with a request that warm lunch once a day be provided to all children in all educational establishments, regardless of family preference or social status, Latvian Radio reported on January 27.
In the context of the recent shortage of medicines, the increase in antibiotic consumption in Latvia is raising attention. Doctors often prescribe them even in the event of a runny nose or cold, as if to ensure that the patient does not get any more serious. But such a tactic is not only wrong, it is also dangerous, infectologist Uga Dumpis told Latvian Radio on January 25.
A shortage of medicines in pharmacies has recently been broadly observed in Latvia. Individual medicines are periodically lacking because manufacturers often don't have the raw materials they need. Illness caused by influenza and other viruses has affected so many that lines are forming at pharmacies to get particular drugs. Professionals say that this is just one episode in a series of problems, regional television ReTV reported on January 4.