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In the EU, 90.1% of young people aged between 16 and 29 perceived themselves to be in good or very good health in 2022 according to new figures from Eurostat.
The Ministry of Health plans to allocate more than €30 million to improve access to reimbursable medicines this year, according to an information report from the Ministry. Patients' organizations say that while the amount seems impressive, it still does not cover the easily foreseeable and equally impressive deficit, Latvian Radio reports April 22.
The number of influenza and Covid-19 patients continued to fall last week according to data published April 17 by the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
The Zemgale District Court has sentenced paramedic Gints Vaits to one year suspended sentence and a four-year ban from medical practice for leaving a young woman unconscious and failing to provide assistance, Latvian Television reported on April 16.
Our geographic region requires that both children and adults take supplementary vitamin D, which is necessary for the development of the bone system in children and the maintenance of bone strength in adults, according to Latvian Radop April 15.
The Health Inspectorate (Veselbas inspekcija, VI) received the most complaints about treatment quality in dentistry last year, the agency LETA found out April 11.
The number of flu and Covid-19 patients continues to decline, according to monitoring data from the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) on April 10. Last week, 77 cases of flu were detected, with the highest incidence recorded in the 5-14 age group.
A proposal by the Ministry of Health and medical experts to ban alcohol sales on the Internet did not win the support of the majority of the committee in charge on Wednesday, April 10. Instead, MPs agreed on a compromise that would exclude impulse purchases of alcoholic beverages over the Internet, Latvian Television reported on April 11.
Last week's data show that the number of flu and Covid-19 patients continues to decline, the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) said April 3.
One of the essential Latvian Easter traditions is swinging, but anyone planning to swing over the holidays is being urged to check the safety of said swings before dallying with the forces of gravity, momentum and inertia.
The prevalence of both influenza and Covid-19 continued to decrease in Latvia last week, but a total of 9 people died from these diseases during the week, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) data of March 27.
To improve patients' access to medicines and reduce direct payments for medicines, from July 1, 2024, the amount of state reimbursement will be increased to 75% for medicines that currently have a 50% state reimbursement rate, the government decided on Tuesday, March 26.
The society “Dr. Klauns” launches another charity promotion where "Doctor Clowns" go to small patients to help them overcome stress in hospitals across Latvia, the organizers said on March 21.
Last week, the number of flu and Covid-19 patients continued to decline, but 14 patients died from the flu within the week, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) data of March 20.
Latvia has started a cross-border exchange of e-prescription data with certain countries, the National Health Service (NVD) said on March 20. E-prescription medicines can already be purchased in Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Portugal, and Spain, and the number of these countries will gradually increase.
Latvia is committed to developing the export of healthcare services over the next three years, increasing the number of health tourists and returning doctors from abroad. This is foreseen in the Action Plan for the Development of Health Services Exports 2024-2027, which was approved by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday, March 19.
Eurostat confirmed March 14 that Latvia has the largest life expectancy gap between men and women in the whole of the European Union.
The number of flu and Covid-19 patients in Latvia continues to decrease, according to information compiled by the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) on March 13.
The Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) has instructed to suspend the distribution of the food supplement "Nateo D pilieni Forte" (solution in oil with a stated dose of 25µg or 1000 IU per drop; batch No 262301) produced by SIA "Sagitus", the service said.
Several doctors' associations have come forward with a call for state-refunded contraception for women under 25, Latvian Television reported on March 9.
The incidence of influenza is stable in Latvia, according to data from Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) published on March .
Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital (PSKUS) has received dozens of letters from subcontractors of the former builder of the hospital's new building, LLC Velve, claiming that the company has not settled with them for the works carried out, PSKUS said March 5.
Healthcare and pharmaceutical industry organizations are urging Latvia to start work on the establishment of a National Medicines Reserve Fund immediately because there is a high risk that chronic patients will be left without the necessary medicines in various risk scenarios and crises, Latvian Radio reported March 4.
Riga City Court fully acquitted former Health Minister Ilze Viņķele (For!) in the criminal case accusing her of inaction as a state official, LETA Agency found out in court February 29.
Professional organizations of Latvian medical practitioners call for increased responsibility for attacks on medical workers. An open letter signed by the industry's nine organizations and the Emergency Medical Service was sent to the interior, justice, and health ministers, Latvian Radio reported February 29.
The State Language Centre (VVC) received 12 submissions last year regarding the fact that a medical practitioner does not use the official language in professional and official duties, the agency LETA reported February 28.
The situation with the spread of African swine fever in wild boar in Latvia is currently 'consistently bad', the head of the animal infectious diseases monitoring division of the Food and Veterinary Service (PVD), Mārtiņš Seržants, said in an interview with Latvian Radio February 27.
The number of people needing technical aids for health reasons is growing year by year, but the state-paid service is sluggish. A viewer of Latvian Television' 4. studija turned to the broadcast with her issue – her mother suffered a stroke and had to wait three months for the equipment, 4. studija reported February 25.
Health insurance is the most popular type of insurance in Latvia and is one of the most important assets employers offer. There are long queues for state services, but private medicine has been increasing in price in recent years, Latvian Radio reported on February 26.
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Latvian hospitals and medical centers have so far helped around 240 wounded Ukrainian soldiers, of whom around 40 are currently receiving treatment, the charity project "M-Help", which helps bring injured Ukrainian soldiers to Latvia, told Latvian Radio February 24.
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