Description
The project plans to strengthen civil society, i.e. patients, health care NGOs, by obeying the principles of democracy, human rights, good governance, anti-discrimination, and equality in the health care system in Latvia. The aim of the project is to strengthen organisation’s capacity and to offer particular interest protection tools to patients and health care (patient) organisations in Latvia. During the project implementation, a cooperation network for health care organisations will be developed, in the result of which the project promoter will do its primary task — educating, consulting, and solving claims of inhabitants. The target group is inhabitants (patients looking for help), however it has been planned to pay particular attention to seniors, as it is a part of society to which lack of financial resources and public support is an obstacle for defending their rights and taking care of their health.
Summary of project results
The project’s overall is to strengthen civil society –patients, health sector NGOs, which created tool and environment their need (practical and professional), at the same –time respecting democracy, human rights, good governance, anti-discrimination, the principle of equality Latvian health care. Cooperation with several project partners and organisations what visited different meetings and asked for support during the project was fruitful and showed that there are still huge gaps in the sector, organisations needs more recourses for professional representation. This project has developed several new tools and initiatives for patients in Latvia to be more active, represented and also arises the need for more additional recourses for patient’s organisations to be able to be professional and sustainable partner in the health care sector. Due to this project there was developed Latvian patients’ and health care NGOs support centre (as new organisation, as a resource for other patients’ organisations to receive different help in their work). In this project there had been organised several meetings with patients organisations, organised patients consultations about their rights and quality issues in the health care. Target group of this projects consisted of 1273 patients (patients who received counselling), 9 NGO, 8 volunteers, 122 NGOs members.
Summary of bilateral results