Latvia

Health systems in transition
Latvia
Open Society Institute, the World Bank, the London School of Economics and
Political Science, and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
The Observatory team is led by Josep Figueras, Director, and Elias
Mossialos, Co-director, and by Martin McKee, Richard Saltman and Reinhard
Busse, heads of the research hubs.
Jonathan North managed the production of the profile, with the support
of Nicole Satterley (copy-editing), Peter Powell (layout) and Jane Ward
(proofreading). Administrative support for preparing the HiT profile on Latvia
was undertaken by Caroline White.
Special thanks are extended to the WHO Regional Office for Europe health
for all database, from which data on health services were extracted; to the OECD
for the data on health services in western Europe; and to the World Bank for the
data on health expenditure in central and eastern European countries. Thanks
are also due to national statistical offices that have provided data.
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