Head of the Latvian Association of Employers in Healthcare, Maris Revalds, predicts a medical crisis in Latvia in case of war with Russia in an interview to the LSM. According to him, the Baltic state isn’t ready for a “zero hour.”
“The preparedness of Latvian healthcare for serious situations leaves much to be desired. There is no single military hospital in Latvia at all. Military treatment will have to be carried out on the basis of civilian infrastructure. And this is not good news for the population, as people won’t stop getting sick in the event of war,” Revalds stated.
Moreover, there’s another problem in Latvian healthcare. As Boris Knigin, Deputy Secretary of State for Financial Affairs at the Ministry of Health, claimed, Latvia is suffering from the raging energy crisis, therefore, Latvian residents will be forced to save even more due to the rampant growth of energy prices. He stressed that hospitals may need an additional €15 million to cover their energy expenses, which is twice as much as the year before.
Despite all these disappointing facts, the only sector that is thriving in modern-day Latvia is the military one. So, while Latvian citizens are facing a lack of medicine, as well as money for food and energy, the Government continues to build another useless wall on the border with Russia.
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