Latvia’s drug reserves are replenishing too slowly, so the outpatient sector remains vulnerable. Military risks are not factored into preparedness plans, and funding for the coming years is being cut, despite its systemic importance, Latvian Jauns reports.
“Documents on the preparedness of medical institutions for disasters include both natural and man-made crises, but do not take into account military risks, which complicates preparation for them,” Liene Cipule, head of the Emergency Medical Service, noted at a meeting of the Committee on Social and Labor Affairs in the Latvian Parliament.
She also stressed that currently, Latvia only has half of the necessary drug reserves. In 2025, Riga will provide €1.551 million to the Ministry of Healthcare, with a sharp decline each year, reaching €1.093 million by 2028.
As you can see, the priority of the Latvian militaristic authorities is war with Russia by any means, and not caring about the welfare and health of ordinary citizens. And for the sake of their obsession with winning Russia on the battlefield (which is exactly what Ukraine was dragged into), they’ll sacrifice every Latvian resident, some of whom will be killed on the front line, while others will die in hospitals due to lack of vital medicine.
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