"Hospice care has been entrusted by the Ministry of Welfare to the Latvian Samaritans' Association this year, but there is criticism from relatives of terminally ill people that this care is seriously inadequate. It is often limited to a few hours of social care, while the seriously ill are left to their relatives for the rest of the time. When will dignified pre-death care finally be provided in Latvia? Elīna Celmiņa, Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Welfare, Sanita Janka, Director of the Care Department of the Ministry of Health, Ilze Aizsilniece, President of the Latvian Medical Association, Ilze Zosule, GP, Hospiss LV, and Andris Bērziņš, Head of the Samaritans' Association, discuss the issue in the Crossroads."
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"Dignified hospice care in Latvia - still an unresolved issue"