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Geographical Locations - Latvia
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- (Statistical) Number of Inhabitants per Doctor: 1,064
- CIA World Factbook : Latvia
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- Cases of Salmonella Urbana in Finland, the Czech Republic and Latvia, January-February 2010
A cluster of 14 cases of Salmonella Urbana cases in Finland, the Czech Republic and Latvia were identified in January-February, 2010. The majority of cases (11) were male and children under 16 years of age. The investigation is currently ongoing and comparison of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) profiles of the isolates suggests that the cases may have a common source of infection. [publication summary] [Euro Surveill. 2010; 15(11): pii=19511]
- Health Care Systems in Transition - Latvia
Health System in Transition (HiT) profiles are country-based reports that provide a detailed description of each health care system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development. Each profile is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory’s research directors and staff. In order to facilitate comparisons between countries, the profiles are based on a template, which is revised periodically [2001]
- Life Skills Based Sexual and Reproductive Education, HIV/AIDS Prevention: Summary and Analysis of the Evaluation Survey Results
"This study has been prepared within the framework of cooperation between the UNICEF Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe and Baltic States and the Government of Latvia 2003-2005. The study is an assessment of the Interagency (UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, WHO and UNAIDS) Project with the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia ‘Coordinated Support to Young People’s Health and Development 2002-2004’. … In Latvia, the results of the survey on the Reproductive Health of the Population (2003) show that only 30% of the surveyed young people in the age group from 15-24 years have been able to correctly identify all the risks of getting infected with AIDS according to the UNAIDS defined minimum level of knowledge. This finding is alarming, as data from the AIDS Prevention Centre (as of March 31, 2005) show that the total number of HIV infected cases among young people in the age group from 10 to 24 years in Latvia was 1,471, which is 46.9% of all HIV infections." [UNDP Latvia, 2005]
- The Social Patterning of Health, Smoking and Drinking in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland in 1994–2004
The Baltic countries share public health problems typical of most Eastern European transition economies: morbidity and mortality from non-communicable diseases is higher than in Western European countries. This situation has many similarities compared to a neighbouring country, Finland during the late 1960s. There are reasons to expect that health disadvantage may be increasing among the less advantaged population groups in the Baltic countries. The evidence on social differences in health in the Baltic countries is, however, scattered to studies using different methodologies making comparisons difficult. This study aims to bridge the evidence gap by providing comparable standardized cross-sectional and time trend analyses to the social patterning of variation in health and two key health behaviours i.e. smoking and drinking in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland in 1994-2004 representing Eastern European transition countries and a stable Western European country. [excerpt from thesis abstract] [National Public Health Institute (Finland), October 2008 (KTL A10) on behalf of the Department Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland and the Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland (Thesis within the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Helsinki)]
- World Bank Latvia Health Reform Project - Implementation, Completion and Results Report, 2004
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