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07 July 2010
Expanding access to healthcare for people with low incomes
From the entry into force on 30 January as the Cabinet of Ministers of health care organization and financing rules to widen the circle of people who are exempt from patient contributions and other payments receiving treatment. From the patients' contributions in full, are exempt residents and their families whose income per family member over the past three months does not exceed 120 lats a month. While the population with incomes up to 150 lats per month, are covered in the patient's contribution at 50% and payment for the hospital at the same time carry out surgical operations will not exceed 15 lats. In order to receive state-funded health care, people going to the doctor or treatment in hospital, municipal social services show issued a statement confirming the person's income level. INFORMATION
In Latvia on 17 July 2009 registered 3 new illness cases with novel flu AH1N1. At the moment has been made the epidemiologic researches to clarify the cause of illness.
Today, at July 13 th, Public Health agency (PHA) started epidemiologic investigation of second confirmed novel flu A (H1N1) illness case in Latvia. On June 29, at Saeima meeting the former director of the Latvian Infectious Disease Center Baiba Rozentāle has been named as the new Minister for Health of Latvia. Ms Baiba Rozentāle for the minister post was nominated from People's Party of Latvia. As in Latvia there is confirmed first illness case with novel flu A (H1N1), increases spread of infection in the world and in flu pandemic 6 phase there isn't any travelling restrictions between countries – all sectors need to be ready that in Latvia arrives infected our country inhabitants or tourists from other countries.
Today the Minister for Health Ivars Eglitis has handed in the demission to the Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis in which he announces the resignation from the post of Minister for Health. The Ministry of Health and Public Health Agency is carefully following the latest information on the spread of Novel Flu in the world. At the moment there are no registrated suspicious or confirmed cases of Novel Flu in Latvia. However, the people in Latvia are asked to evaluate the need of going to regions touched by this infection. Agenda All events |
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