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Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Assessments and recommendations -- Latvia's public health system -- Latvia has a centralised health system with a limited role for local governments -- Spending on health promotion and prevention is low but i...

Create more capacity in primary care for patient education, disease management, and disease detection -- Effective use of pharmaceuticals -- The building blocks of an effective and efficient pharmaceutical system are in place in Latvia -- Pharmaceutical expenditure is rising, but weak financial supp...

1.6.4. Spending on health promotion and prevention is low but increasing, but funding sources may not be sustainable -- 1.7. Knowledge development -- 1.7.1. Most public health information is centralised and analysed by the CDPC -- 1.7.2. Latvia is developing its eHealth system but further progress i...

2.4.1. Expand or redesign existing activities and policies to create a comprehensive policy package -- Healthy food procurement -- Food and menu labelling -- Reformulation -- Marketing restrictions -- Workplace programmes -- 2.4.2. Ensure the long-term sustainability of project-funded programmes --...

4.2.1. The State Agency of Medicines is responsible for all regulatory activities -- 4.2.2. Reimbursement decisions are the responsibility of the NHS -- 4.2.3. The positive list is divided into four categories -- 4.2.4. Prices are regulated at all levels of the distribution chain -- 4.2.5. The pharm...