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Chapter 6. SUPPLEMENTS 70 6. Supplements 6.1. Statistical supplement Chapter 1. Social economic situation Key macroeconomic indicators 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 GDP per capita (in comparable prices, in LVL) 1068 1119 1149 1243 1349 GDP growth (% against the preceding year, 8,6 3,9 1,1 6,8 7,6 in comparable prices) Consumer price index (% against the preceding year) 8,4 4,7 2,4 2,6 2,5 Foreign direct investments (LVL million) 750,3 886,2 1046,7 1275,4 ... Imports (% GDP) 59,4 60,9 54,1 54,3 57,2 Exports (% GDP) 50,9 47,7 43,8 45,8 45,7 Government expenditures total (LVL million) 1266,7 1572,2 1732,6 1744,0 1804,2 Fiscal surplus (+) or deficit (-) (LVL million) 40,44 5,13 -155,9 -120,0 -87,2 Source: Ministry of Economy. Key demographic indicators 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Number of the population (thous., 2499,3 2468,1 2443,4 2419,2 2397,6 2379,9 2366,1 at the beginning of the year) Demographic burden, of which: 761 736 732 726 695 699 658 • under the working age 364 353 344 332 314 303 286 • above the working age 396 383 388 394 381 396 372 Number of neonates 8,7 8,1 7,7 7,6 8,1 8,5 8,3 per 1000 inhabitants Number of deceased 15,7 14,0 13,8 14,2 13,7 13,6 13,9 per 1000 inhabitants Natural increase per 1000 inhabitants -7,0 -5,9 -6,1 -6,6 -5,6 -5,1 -5,6 The statistical supplement, in most part, pre- sents estimates of the Ministry of Welfare, data from annual reports of subordinated agencies as well as data of the Central Bureau of Statistics. As in some cases assessment has been provi- ded for the year 2001, these data as presented in other sources of information and in the Social Report for 002 may differ.

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6. Supplements6.1. Statistical supplement

Chapter 1. Social economic situation

Key macroeconomic indicators

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

GDP per capita (in comparable prices, in LVL) 1068 1119 1149 1243 1349

GDP growth (% against the preceding year, 8,6 3,9 1,1 6,8 7,6in comparable prices)

Consumer price index (% against the preceding year) 8,4 4,7 2,4 2,6 2,5

Foreign direct investments (LVL million) 750,3 886,2 1046,7 1275,4 ...

Imports (% GDP) 59,4 60,9 54,1 54,3 57,2

Exports (% GDP) 50,9 47,7 43,8 45,8 45,7

Government expenditures total (LVL million) 1266,7 1572,2 1732,6 1744,0 1804,2

Fiscal surplus (+) or deficit (-) (LVL million) 40,44 5,13 -155,9 -120,0 -87,2

Source: Ministry of Economy.

Key demographic indicators

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Number of the population (thous., 2499,3 2468,1 2443,4 2419,2 2397,6 2379,9 2366,1at the beginning of the year)

Demographic burden, of which: 761 736 732 726 695 699 658

• under the working age 364 353 344 332 314 303 286

• above the working age 396 383 388 394 381 396 372

Number of neonates 8,7 8,1 7,7 7,6 8,1 8,5 8,3per 1000 inhabitants

Number of deceased 15,7 14,0 13,8 14,2 13,7 13,6 13,9per 1000 inhabitants

Natural increase per 1000 inhabitants -7,0 -5,9 -6,1 -6,6 -5,6 -5,1 -5,6

The statistical supplement, in most part, pre-sents estimates of the Ministry of Welfare, data fromannual reports of subordinated agencies as well asdata of the Central Bureau of Statistics.

As in some cases assessment has been provi-ded for the year 2001, these data as presented inother sources of information and in the SocialReport for 002 may differ.

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Projected life – expectancy of neonates:

• men 60,8 63,9 64,2 64,1 64,9 64,9 65

• women 73,1 75,6 75,9 75,5 76,2 76,0 76

Summary birth-rate coefficient 1,252 1,158 1,110 1,093 1,154 1,237 1,2

Number of terminated pregnancies 1201 1225 1156 1084 930 851 796per 1000 life births

Number of deaths by 5194 3882 3874 3963 3929 3773 3706unnatural causes; of which:

• men 3988 2935 2847 2992 2912 2847 2760

• women 1206 947 1027 971 1017 926 946

Number of new cases 1733 1612 1589 1672 2006 2347 1872with the diagnosis “ alcoholism”, of whom:

• men 1472 1257 1228 1281 1574 1901 1484

• women 261 355 361 391 432 446 388

Number of health care users (%)*:

• men X X X 28,3 X X X

• women X X X 71,7 X X X

* data of the study “ Identification of morbidity trends among the population of Latvia as related to the accessibility of medical careand health insurance” commissioned by the Ministry of Welfare in 1998.

Source: Agency on Health Statistics and Health Technologies.

Number of terminated pregnancies in Latvia

Year Total Of which: induced terminations

1991 44886 38837

1992 40494 34325

1993 37273 31352

1994 32535 26795

1995 31324 25933

1996 29653 24227

1997 27206 21768

1998 25076 19964

1999 22974 18031

2000 22201 17240

2001 20265 15647

Source: Agency on Health Statistics and Health Technologies.

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Chapter 2. Public health

Overview on health care resources

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Number of hospitals 166 158 156 150 151 142 140

Number of hospital beds 27808* 25641* 23407* 22672* 21594** 20728** 19318**

(without social beds)

Of which: for pregnant 1100 894 825 744 748 700 669women and parturian women

Number of beds per 111,2 103,4 97,0 94,9 90,5 87,3 82,310 000 inhabitants(without social beds)

Doctors ( including dentists) 8326 8541 8313 7964 8041 8134 7744

per 10 000 inhabitants 32,9 34,4 33,8 32,4 33,0 33,6 33,0

Of which: dentists 931 1185 1111 1064 1164 1278 1245

per 10 000 inhabitants 3,7 4,8 4,6 4,4 4,8 5,3 5,3

Medical workers with secondary 18270 17908 16663 15606 15344 14934 14663medical education

per 10 000 inhabitants 72,2 72,2 67,8 63,5 62,9 63,1 62,5

Number of hospitalisations 524 517 533 538 538 525 497in thousands

per 10 000 inhabitants 21,0 20,7 21,6 21,9 22,1 21,6 21,1

Out – patient clinics*** 527 577 617 803 1063 1659 2383

Stations of doctors’ assistants and 414 408 407 393 372 343 303doctors’ assistants/midwives

Number of visits to doctors 12,1 10,8 11,0 11,3 11,8 11,4 11,2(except dentists) (million)

per inhabitant 4,8 4,3 4,5 4,6 4,9 4,8 4,8

* – number of beds at the end of the year** – average annual number of beds*** – together with dentists’ practices and other medical institutions

Source: Agency on Health Statistics and Health Technologies.

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Chapter 3. Labour

Number of employees whose average gross monthly salary is equal to the minimum monthlysalary in national economy in October 2000

Number of employees whose average monthly gross salary is below the minimum monthly salary in national economy (1998 – 2000)

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Distribution of employees % by monthly average gross salary amount in the public and private sector in October 2001

Number of occupational accidents (1997.-2001.)

Dynamics of occupational accidents (1997 – 2001)

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Chapter 4. Social security

Dynamics of the number of newly – granted pensions (thous.)

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Pensions total: 39,3 36,2 32,8 28,2 33,4 17,5 18,9

% against the preceding period 91,3% 92,0% 90,8% 86,0% 118,4% 52,40% 107,8%

Of which:Old – age pensions 26,7 24,0 23,4 19,3 24,3 9,5 11,5

% against the preceding period 99,6% 89,9% 97,5% 82,4% 125,9% 39,09% 121,4%

Disability pensions 8,5 8,7 6,7 6,2 5,8 5,6 5,1

% against the preceding period 85,8% 101,7% 77,1% 92,4% 93,5% 96,55% 91,7%

Survivor’s pensions 3,2 2,4 2,1 2,1 2,1 2,0 1,9

% against the preceding period 90,1% 75,4% 86,6% 101,3% 100,0% 95,24% 96,3%

Service pensions 0,6 0,5 0,3 0,4 0,9 0,3 0,3

% against the preceding period 114,4% 93,1% 65,0% 126,0% 225,0% 33,33% 87,7%

Pensions under special decisions 0,3 0,6 0,3 0,2 0,3 0,03 0,001

% against the preceding period - 176,6% 56,5% 69,8% 150,0% 10,00% 3,3%

* Data of the SSIA, recipients of pensions of the Ministry of Interior have not been included

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Number of lethal accidents and occupational diseases

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Dynamics of the average amounts of newly – granted pensions (LVL per month, in actual prices) *

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Pensions total: 33,59 36,02 43,24 50,61 51,96 48,82 47,62

% against the preceding period 120,2% 107,2% 120,0% 117,0% 102,7% 94,0% 97,5%

Of which:Old – age pensions 34,74 36,48 45,44 53,48 54,84 55,31 50,83

% against the preceding period 120,2% 105,0% 124,6% 117,7% 102,5% 100,9% 91,9%

Disability pensions 31,56 35,60 36,42 42,59 42,14 41,39 42,87

% against the preceding period 109,8% 112,8% 102,3% 116,9% 98,9% 98,2% 103,6%

Survivor’s pensions 27,57 30,44 28,90 33,73 36,44 36,25 37,78

% against the preceding period 111,8% 110,4% 94,9% 116,7% 108,0% 99,5% 104,2%

Service pensions 31,49 31,81 102,09 117,24 90,02 68,02 71,88

% against the preceding period 110,2% 101,0% 320,9% 114,8% 76,8% 75,6% 105,7%

Pensions under special decision 55,67 50,84 56,60 57,73 58,73 36,83 16,83

% against the preceding period – 91,3% 111,3% 102,0% 101,7% 62,7% 45,7%

* Data of the SSIA, recipients of pensions of the Ministry of Interior have not been included

Quantitative indicators of state pension insurance

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Number of pension recipients(thous., at the end of the year) 637,9 640,8 643,0 638,7 643,3 633,0 620,9

Of which:

Old – age pensions 497,0 504,0 511,2 512,5 521,0 513,8 504,8

Disability pensions 103,4 98,5 94,5 90,1 85,8 83,2 80,5

Survivor’s pensions 29,9 30,2 28,9 28,5 28,5 28,2 27,9

Service pensions 6,1 6,1 6,3 5,2 5,2 5,2 5,1

Pensions under special decisions 1,5 2,0 2,3 2,4 2,8 2,7 2,6

Average pension amount per year

(LVL, per month, in actual prices) 32,72 38,50 42,42 51,23 58,00 58,54 58,87

Of which:

Old – age pensions 32,60 38,30 42,55 51,57 58,92 59,76 60,27

Disability pensions 33,90 39,20 42,81 50,86 54,70 53,98 53,40

Survivor’s pensions 28,20 32,20 35,94 42,17 46,82 46,05 45,75

Service pensions 31,80 37,40 45,70 61,18 70,64 70,38 70,83

Pensions under special decisions 64,40 64,00 69,50 77,72 81,70 80,32 81,95

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Quantitative indicators of state social insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditures (thous., LVL, in actual prices)

Sickness benefit 76,5 188,5 177,5 239,1 233,3

Indemnity for loss of the ability for work 16,8 148,0 294,7 393,5 585,5

Indemnity for loss of the provider 1,5 12,2 17,6 23,3 28,8

Other benefits 1,0 8,0 17,5 25,0 17,4

Number of recipients per year (people)

Sickness benefit 1159 1595 861 907 890

Indemnity for loss of the ability for work 107 277 552 556 1121

Lump sum benefit in view of the permanent 1 14 0 0 0

loss of the ability for work

Indemnity for loss of the provider 7 15 19 23 33

Funeral allowance 2 5 11 2 5

Average amounts of services (LVL, in actual prices)

Sickness benefit (per day):

• as a result of an accident 2,97 3,26 3,26 3,91 3,69

• as a result of an occupational disease 2,11 3,48 3,75 4,07 3,74

Indemnity for loss of the ability for work (per month) 52,28 56,42 56,77 54,56 56,49

Lump sum benefit in view of the permanent 198,0 114,40 0,00 0,0 0,0

loss of the ability for work

Indemnity for loss of the provider (per month) 55,53 97,38 91,04 81,07 75,12

Funeral allowance 114,00 134,01 203,20 278,03 301,25

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Quantitative indicators of maternity and sickness insurance3

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditures (LVL million, in actual prices):

Sickness benefits 15,0 13,6 3,1 5,6 7,6 8,4 9,3

Maternity benefits 2,5 2,6 2,7 3,9 4,8 4,9 5,7

Funeral allowances 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,3 0,5 0,6 0,5

Quantitative indicators of the number (thous. per month):

Number of paid sickness days 362,7 298,1 105,7 163,3 177,7 190,7 213,2

Number of paid maternity days 70,2 63,7 74,3 95,3 96,0 102,1 105,6

Number of recipients of funeral 0,2 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,2 0,1 0,2allowances

Average benefit amounts(LVL, in actual prices):

Sickness benefits (per day) 3,46 3,82 2,70 2,87 3,48 3,64 3,68

Maternity benefits (per day) 2,91 3,35 2,98 3,48 4,00 4,01 4,50

Funeral allowances (per day) 51,49 65,37 131,23 183,52 258,76 259,03 266,41

Quantitative indicators of insurance against unemployment

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditures(LVL million, in actual prices):

Unemployment benefits 7,3 9,6 11,4 14,7 27,5 21,5 18,4

Stipends of the unemployed 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,7 0,8 0,6 0,8

Funeral allowances 0,17 0,18

Other expenditures 2,6 2,1 2,5 4,3 5,3 4,5 4,5

Number of unemployment benefit 27,0 28,7 30,9 30,7 47,7 39,8 37,9recipients ((thous., on the average per month)

Average unemployment benefit 23,20 27,77 30,38 40,08 48,07 45,30 40,55

amount (LVL, per month)

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System of state social benefits

Regular payments Lump sum payments

Support to families with children

Child care allowance Childbirth allowance

Family state benefit

Additional payment to the family state benefit for a disabled child

Guardian’s benefit for taking care of a child

Allowance for the performance of the guardian’s duties

Allowance for the performance of the foster family duties

Material support to persons who are not eligible to a state old age pension in the event of disability, old age or the loss of the provider

State social insurance benefit

Material support to persons who have undertaken to bury a recipient of the state social insurance benefit

Funeral allowance

Material support to the disabled with mobility problems

Benefit for the compensation of transport expenses for the disabled with mobility problems

Material support to liquidators of the Chernobyl atomic power station accident and their surviving families

Benefit for liquidators of the Chernobyl atomic power station accident

Compensation of the damage incurred to liquidators of the Chernobyl atomic power station accident

Material support to families of victims who died during the process of restoring the independence of Latvia

Special benefit for children of people who died during the process of restoring the independence of Latvia

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Budgets of civil parishes and cities/towns.

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Total LVL thous. 17728,4 19246,9 20019,4 21578,1 24130,1

For benefits LVL thous. 13533 13693,5 13664,7 14259,9 15490,3

Ratio against social assistance activities % 76,3 71,1 68,3 66 64,2

Home care LVL thous. 709,2 825,7 838,9 1014 1078

Ratio against social assistance activities % 4 4,3 4,2 4,7 4,5

Institutional care LVL thous. 3486,2 4586,9 5215,5 5971,8 7561,8

Ratio against social assistance activities % 19,7 23,8 26,1 27,7 31,3

Social apartments LVL thous. n.i. 140,8 300,3 332,4 n.i.

Ratio against social assistance activities % 0,2 1,4 1,6

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Municipal.

Type/purpose of the benefit Expended resources, LVL thous. Number of recipients, in thous.

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Poor family social assistance benefits 1229,4 1197,8 1074,9 1065,4 1066 106,9 70,5 53,7 60,8 63,7

Apartment benefits – total 5466,5 5849,7 5015,6 4549,2 4820,5 243,5 192,9 200,3 171,6 158,3

Of which – for rent and utilities 4463,5 5005 4379,5 3935,5 4187,1 187,7 145,7 164,4 135,5 117,7

Benefit for care 40,6 72 99,2 212,3 382,4 1,4 1,3 1,9 5,6 4,8

Funeral allowance 500,8 522,2 517,2 499,6 518,8 15,8 15,1 14 13,3 13,9

Benefit for single pensioners X X 116,8 X X X X 8,8 X X

Benefits for meals, food – total 3133,3 2683 2850 3347,9 3536,5 207,3 168,5 181,3 158,4 147,5

Of which – free meals at schools and kindergartens 2342,3 2107,2 1943,1 2256,6 2329,7 110,5 98,9 76,9 75,4 72,2

Expenditures for medical services 1148,1 1168,5 1227,9 1503,6 2067,3 102,6 107,8 91,1 82,2 89,8

Exp. related to the upbringing and education of children n.i 993,4 1030,5 1184,7 582,7 n.i. 70,8 72,7 81,2 46,8

Other purposes 2014,3 1206,9 1732,4 1897,2 1564,6 192 72,6 99,4 153,4 93,5

Benefits of all types total 13533 13693,5 13664,5 14259,9 15490,3

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Expended resources, LVL thous

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Sate social insurance benefit 3265 4159,1 4532 4829 5051,1 10,4 10,9 11,3 11,8 12,5

Child care benefit 5679,5 8167,7 10260 11588,9 11567 46,8 45,4 45 45,7 46,8

Family state benefit 30505,3 30245,6 30116,5 30351,4 29966,8 522,3 499,9 487 477,6 466,6

Additional payment for a disabled child 2261,3 3146,7 3426,2 3700,8 3758,9 7 7,6 8 8,4 8,8

Guardian’s benefit for taking care of a child 1183,9 1332,2 1630,5 1745,5 1921,9 4,7 5 5,9 6,3 6,7

Allowance for the performance of guardian’s duties 995,8 1143,5 2834,1 2852,3 3122,9 2,2 2,5 5,8 6,4 6,8

Allowance for the performance of foster family duties X 0,4 0,9 0,7 2,0 X 0,002 0,003 0,002 0,007

For disabled liquidators of the Chernobyl accident

benefit for utility payments 257,7 268,5 310,9 X X 2,2 2,4 2,8 X X

Uniform benefit X X X 353,1 427 X X X 2,7 2,8

Compensation of the damage X X X 0,1 115,5 X X X 0,2 0,3

Benefit for the payment of transport expenses for

the disabled with mobility problems 291,1 355,7 418 427,4 456,2 5,4 6,6 7,5 7,9 8

Special benefit for children of people who died during

the process of restoring the independence of Latvia X X X X 5,9 X X X X X

Childbirth allowance 2114,4 3287,7 3490,4 2734,8 3581,2 1,6 1,5 1,6 1,7 1,6

Funeral allowance 26,4 30,7 28,2 24,2 25,1 0,04 0,04 0,04 0,03 0,03

Average num. of recipients per month, in thous.

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Social care services at institutions 1997 – 2001

Costs per

Target group Year Number of Number of resident

institutions residents LVL/month

Elderly and people 1997. 65 4668 106,00

with special needs 1998. 61 4424 109,20

1999. 61 4632 119,30

2000. 62 4709 120,00

2001. 59 4513 126,65

Mentally disabled 1997. 25 3961 118,60

1998. 26 3924 123,60

1999. 26 3943 141,40

2000. 26 4002 140,40

2001. 30 4299 145,52

Disabled children from the age of 4 1997. 3 448 149,40

1998. 3 456 183,90

1999. 3 462 209,40

2000. 3 453 205,60

2001. 3 453 233,04

Children under the age of 2 and 1997. 6 760 181,00

disabled children 1998. 6 797 193,20

1999. 6 719 253,70

2000. 6 740* 233,70

2001. 6 672* 242,68

Children from 2 – 18 years of age 1997. 53 2184 136,00

1998. 56 2439 140,50

1999. 55 2513 142,70

2000. 55 2466 156,80

2001. 55 2523 162,71

* - including 68 children at the specialised ward for children under the age of 18 at the Care centre for orphaned children “Kalküni”.

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Social care institutions for children.

Number of persons admitted and discharged during the year

During the year: 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Total number of children admitted 482 558 463 382 365

Of whom – orphans 5 X 9 6 0

– due to the child’s illness ¬ 53 X 76 35 0

– parental power suspended 175 X 97 136 211

– parental power terminated 9 X 3 13 8

– social conditions 0 X 120 0 0

– abandoned children 56 X 116 79 0

other causes 184 X 42 113 146

Total number of children who have left the institution 490 521 541 361 433

of whom – have returned to their parents 151 173 183 124 107

– adopted 220 217 169 90 128

– place under guardianship 14 16 27 55 60

– placed in a foster family 0 0 2 0 0

– started independent life 0 0 0 0 0

– transferred to other institutions 92 101 147 82 126

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During the year: 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Total number of children admitted 625 890 756 646 631

Of whom – orphans 23 X 25 30 14

– due to the child’s illness 3 X 7 11 0

– parental power suspended 443 X 376 351 407

– parental power terminated 67 X 47 34 39

– social conditions 0 X 183 13 0

– abandoned children 49 X 18 0 0

other causes 40 X 100 207 171

Total number of children who have left the institution 466 635 644 672 575

of whom – have returned to their parents 194 227 257 267 208

– adopted 26 39 32 12 28

– place under guardianship 77 120 124 129 91

– placed in a foster family 0 0 6 0 9

– started independent life 40 40 65 103 87

– transferred to other institutions 127 126 125 137 113

– died 2 1 2 3 0

other causes 0 82 33 21 39

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During the year: 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Total number of children admitted 82 42 80 38 31

Of whom – orphans 0 X 0 0 0

– due to the child’s illness 82 X 80 33 0

– parental power suspended 0 X 0 4 0

– parental power terminated 0 X 0 1 0

– social conditions 0 X 0 0 0

– abandoned children 0 X 0 0 0

other causes 0 X 0 0 31

Total number of children who have left the institution 73 34 74 47 65

of whom – have returned to their parents 7 3 8 4 6

– adopted 0 1 0 0 0

– place under guardianship 0 0 0 1 0

– placed in a foster family 0 0 0 0 0

– started independent life 6 6 0 0 3

– transferred to other institutions 58 15 60 38 52

– died 2 9 6 4 4

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Social care institutions for adults.

Number of people admitted and discharged during the year

During the year:: 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

total number of people who have entered the institution 951 814 643 641 508

of whom

–– from home X X 336 312 250

– from other social care institutions X X 117 103 75

– psychiatric clinics X X 148 185 136

– other hospitals X X 42 41 28

total number of people who have left the institution 690 716 624 588 522

of whom

– at their own wish 51 23 17 26 0

– transferred to other social care institutions 0 78 53 46 28

– died 539 544 478 466 430

– returned to their family 0 56 26 25 27

– discharged for regular violations

of internal rules of order 5 8 0 1 0

– transferred to medical institutions 100 0 29 21 21

– other causes 0 7 21 3 16

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During the year: 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

total number of people who have entered the institution 1218 1188 1498 1434 1604

of whom – from home X X 1240 1242 1360

– from other social care institutions X X 166 67 71

– psychiatric clinics X X 7 7 6

– other hospitals X X 85 118 127

total number of people who have left the institution 1126 1248 1220 1354 1502

of whom – at their own wish 144 106 80 83 0

– transferred to other social care institutions 0 82 48 76 80

– died 913 974 977 1069 1108

– returned to their family 0 52 72 102 222

– discharged for regular violations

of internal rules of order 27 12 7 8 77

– transferred to medical institutions 42 0 8 13 10

– other causes 0 22 28 3 5

Home care

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Organised Number of local governments 365 340 340 X X

careNumber of people under care (thous.) 7158 6653 6600 6818 6687services

Average payment for one person

under care LVL/per month 8 10,3 10,6 X 16,1

Paid Number of local governments 41 85 111 X X

benefitsNumber of benefit recipients 1446 1480 1979 5600 4717for care

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Changes in the number of guardians and children placed under guardianship in 1997 – 2001

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Number of children under guardianship 6177 6938 7666 8741 9133

of whom – receive sustenance benefits 4713 5031 5931 6259 6733

Number of guardians 4586 5176 6045 6837 7216

of whom – receive allowances 2237 2512 5791 6444 6775

Number of appointed guardians 1107 1358 1584 1442 1516

Number of children placed under guardianship 1398 1700 2001 1823 1918

Number of discharged guardians whose guardianship has expired 622 747 871 1045 –

Number of children whose guardianship has expired 784 990 1154 1208 1227

Number of cases when parental power has been suspended, terminated, expired and restored by court judgement in 1997 – 2001

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Parental power suspended 1183 1776 2039 1484 1973

Parental power restored 135 270 316 337 335

Parental power terminated by court judgement 116 132 147 106 62

Parental power restored by court judgement 3 3 5 3 3

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6.2. Legal acts enacted in 2001.

1. Welfare

• Concept for the Implementation of GenderEquality, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers in 16October 2001.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.102 of 6March 2001 “Amendments to Regulations of theCabinet of Ministers No.264 of 29 July 1997“Regulations on the Regional DevelopmentCouncil””.

2. Public health2.1. Health care

• Concept of “The Health Care Strategy for theMother and the Child”, approved by the Cabinet ofMinisters in 13 February 2001.

• Public Health Care Strategy approved by theCabinet of Ministers in 6 March 2001.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.51 of 6February 2001 “On Procedure for ConductingForensic Experts’ Examination”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.100 of 6March 2001 “On Procedure for the Registration,Sale and Distribution of Medicinal Goods “.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.120 of13 March 2001 “On Distribution of Interns and theFunding of Internship”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.169 of10 April 2001 “On Amendments to Regulations ofthe Cabinet of Ministers No. 13 of 12 January 1999“On Funding of Health Care””.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.305 of 3July 2001 “On Procedure for Establishing andSupervision Queues of People RequestingPlanned Health Care Services”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.346 of 31July 2001 “Amendments to Regulations of the Cabinetof Ministers No.431 of 12 November 1996 “OnProcedure for the Accumulation and Use of Tissuesand Organs of a Deceased Person in Medicine”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.551 of27 December 2001 “Regulations of the StateAgency “Public Health Agency””.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 556 of27 December 2001 “Amendments to Regulationsof the Cabinet of Ministers No. 13 of 12 January1999 “On Funding of Health Care””.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.645 of27 December 2001 “On Reorganisation of the Non– Profit Organisation Public Enterprise “DaugavpilsRehabilitation Enterprise for Psycho neurologicalPatients””.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.646 of27 December 2001 “On State Agency “PublicHealth Agency””.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.2 of 3 January2001 “On Procedure for Formulating the Order forVaccines and Reporting on the Use of Vaccines byVaccination Agencies”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.40 of 9February 2001 “On Funding the State SpecialHealth Care Budget Subprogram 01.02.00“Payment for Services” as of 2001”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.42 of 13February 2001 “On Establishing CompulsoryVaccination against Epidemic Parotids”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.76 of 23 March2001 “On Public Procurement for Training ofInterns during the Academic Year 2001/2001”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.80 of 27 March2001 “On Funding Clinical Bases for the LatviaMedical Academy”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.83 of 2 April2001 “On Procedure for Reporting Complications(Side Effects) Caused by Vaccination”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.86 of 4 April2001 “On Transfer of Financial Resources toSickness Funds”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.118 of 8 May2001 “On Ensuring Accessibility of Primary HealthCare”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.121 of 8 May2001 “On Procedure for Conducting Counter –Epidemic Activities in the Focus of a ContagiousDisease”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.143 of 28 May2001 “On Implementation of Strategic Guidelinesfor Prenatal Care”

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.153 of 7 June2001 “On Pricelist of Patients’ Fees for MedicalManipulations”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No. 158 of 7 June2001 “On Price Formation for Health Care Servicesas of 1 July 2001 and Activities for Rationalising theUse of Available Resources”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No. 156 of 13 June2001 “On Plan for the Inclusion of Diagnoses forthe Formulation of the List of ReimbursableMedicinal Products”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.186 of 5 July2001 “On Provision of Emergency MedicalAssistance during the Pre – hospital Stage”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.187 of 5 July2001 “On Planning and Centralised Purchasing ofStandard Tuberculin, Antirabic Immunoglobulinand Vaccines”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.188 of 5 July2001 “On Paid Services of the Control Inspectionon Medical Care and Quality of Experts’Statements on the Ability for Work”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.189 of 6 July2001 “On Operative Activity in Events of Outburstsof Contagious Diseases”.

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• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No. 194 of 11 July2001 “On Paid Services of the State ForensicExperts’ Centre”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.214 of 2 August2001 “On Procedure for Epidemiological Moni-toring of Contagious Diseases”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.215 of 2 August2001 “On Procedure for the Primary Medical andLaboratory Examinations of Contact Persons”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.218 of 3 August2001 “On Administration of Health Care BudgetProgramme”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.228 of 10August 2001 “On National Immunisation Program-me for 2001 – 2005”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.230 of 20August 2001 “On Paid Services of the State BloodDonors’ Centre”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.244 of 18September 2001 “On Paid Services of the StateFamily Health Centre”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.248 of 25 Sep-tember 2001 “On Pricelist of Patients’ Fees for Diag-nostic Examinations and Medical Manipulations”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.249 of 26September 2001 “On Formulation of Legal Acts inthe Area of Health Protection”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.290 of 26 October2001 “On Management of Emergency Situations”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.315 of 27December 2001 “On Funding the State SpecialHealth Care Budget Subprogram 01.02.00“Payment for Services” as of 2002”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.318 of 28December 2001 “On Distribution of FinancialResources for the Health Care of Psycho neurolo-gical Patients”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.319 of 28December 2001 “On Distribution of FinancialResources for the Health Care of Diabetes Patients”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.320 of 28December 2001 “On Price Formation for HealthCare Services as of 1 January 2002”.

2.3. Pharmaceutical care

• Law “Amendments to the Law “On Pharmacy””,approved by the Saeima in 14 June 2001.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.41 of 30January 2001 “”On Procedure for AdvertisingMedicinal Products”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.88 of 27February 2001 “On Imports, Exports andDistribution of Medicinal Products”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.104 of 6March 2001 “On Monitoring of Side Effects Causedby the Use of Medicinal Products”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.138 of20 March 2001 “On Classification of MedicinalProducts into Prescription and over – the CounterMedicinal Products”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.207 of22 May 2001 “On Requirements for the Openingand Operation of Pharmacies”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.312 of 3July 2001 “On Procedure for Clinical Study ofMedicinal and Pharmaceutical Products”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.396 of 1September 2001 “On Procedure for Assessment ofCompliance to Good Manufacturing Practice and theIssue of the Certificate of Good ManufacturingPractice for Enterprises Manufacturing MedicinalProducts”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.55 of 5 March2001 “On Approval of Generic Names of MedicinalProducts for the Treatment of the Group ofDiagnoses “Dermatological and SubcutaneousDiseases” for Inclusion into the List of Reim-bursable Medicinal Products”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.110 of 25 April2001 “On Procedure for Reporting Side Effects thatMight be Caused by the Use of Medicinal Products”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.115 of 2 May2001 “On Approval of Generic Names of MedicinalProducts for the Treatment of the Group ofDiagnoses “Diseases of the Respiratory System”for Inclusion into the List of Reimbursable Medi-cinal Products”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.124 of 15 May2001 “On Validity Period of the Ordinary Prescrip-tion in the Event of Long – term Treatment”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.199 of 13 July2001 “On Approval of Generic Names of MedicinalProducts for the Treatment of the Group ofDiagnoses “Injuries, Poisoning and OtherConsequences of External Effects” for Inclusion intothe List of Reimbursable Medicinal Products”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.202 of 18 July2001 “On Approval of Generic Names of MedicinalProducts for the Treatment of the Group ofDiagnoses “Factors Affecting Health and Commu-nication with Health Care Employees” for Inclusioninto the List of Reimbursable Medicinal Products”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.206 of 27 July2001 “On Approval of Generic Names of MedicinalProducts for the Treatment of the Group of Diagno-ses “Contagious and Parasitary Diseases” forInclusion into the List of Reimbursable MedicinalProducts”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No. 207 of 27 July2001 “On Approval of Generic Names of MedicinalProducts for the Treatment of the Group ofDiagnoses “Certain Conditions of the PrenatalPeriod” for Inclusion into the List of ReimbursableMedicinal Products”.

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• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.221 of 3 August2001 “On Procedure for Filling in the PrescriptionForm”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.231 of 20August 2001 “On Approval of Generic Names ofMedicinal Products for the Treatment of the Groupof Diagnoses “Diseases of the Alimentary System”for Inclusion into the List of ReimbursableMedicinal Products”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.232 of 20August 2001 “On Approval of Generic Names ofMedicinal Products for the Treatment of the Groupof Diagnoses “Diseases of Muscles, the Skeletonand the Connective Tissue” for Inclusion into theList of Reimbursable Medicinal Products”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.232 of 25October 2001 “On Formulation of Recommenda-tions of Rational Pharmacotherapy”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.232 of 26November 2001 “ON Amendments to Order of theMinistry of Welfare No. 36 of 17 February 1999 “OnFormulation of the List of Reimbursable MedicinalProducts”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No. 298 of 6December 1999 “On Amendments to the List ofReimbursable Medicinal Products”.

2.5. Environmental health

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.17 of 9January 2001 “On Procedure for Further Use ofLiquidation of Food Unsuitable for Distribution”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.22 of 16January 2001 “On Requirements of Hygiene forCosmetic Parlours”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.35 of 23January 2001 “On Requirements of CompulsoryHarmlessness and Labelling of Natural MineralWater and Spring Water”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.86 of 27February 2001 “On Compulsory Requirements ofHarmlessness for Food Involving the Use of FoodSupplements”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.101 of 6March 2001 “On Compulsory Requirements ofHarmlessness for Spirits and Alcoholic Beveragesand Requirements for the Labelling of AlcoholicBeverages”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.118 of13 March 2001 “On Compulsory HarmlessnessRequirements for the Composition of Food forInfants and Small Children and its Labelling andDistribution Requirements”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.119 of 13March 2001 “On Compulsory HarmlessnessRequirements for the Composition of Maternal MilkSubstitutes and its Labelling and AdvertisingRequirements”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.144 of27 March 2001 “On Compulsory HarmlessnessRequirements for Dietary Food with ReducedEnergy Value and its Labelling”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.154 of 3April 2001 “On Compulsory Harmlessness Re-quirements for Food Supplements and LabellingRequirements”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.155 of 3April 2001 “On Compulsory Harmlessness Re-quirements for Dietary Food for People with HealthDisorders and Labelling Requirements”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.186 of 8May 2001 “On Essential Requirements for Deter-gents and Cleaning Substances and SpecialRestrictions or Bans in respect of Activities withThem”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.214 of22 May 2001 “On Acoustic Noise Norms inPremises and the Territory of Residential and Pub-lic Buildings”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.226 of 5June 2001 “On Safety Requirements andMonitoring Procedure for Cosmetic Products”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.314 of10 July 2001 “On Compulsory HarmlessnessRequirements for Food Manufactured InvolvingExtracting Solvents”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.416 of25 September 2001 “On Methodology for Estab-lishing Protective Zones around Cemeteries”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.429 of 2October 2001 “On Amendments to Regulations ofthe Cabinet of Ministers No.128 of 4 April 2000 “OnSafety Requirements for Toys””.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.494 of27 November 2001 “On Assignments InvolvingPotential Risk for the Health of Other People andwhere Employees are Subject to CompulsoryMedical Examinations”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.345 of11 July 2001 “On Authorising the DaugavpilsLimited Liability Company Certification Centre“BALTSERT” to Certify Food Enterprises”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.71 of 22 March2001 “On Amendments to Order of the Ministry ofWelfare No.236 of 23 August 2000 “On PaidServices of the National Environment HealthCentre””.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.77 of 23 March2001 “On Special Harmlessness Norms forPotable Water”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.130 of 16 May2001 “On Procedure for Issuing and Annulment ofStatements and Food Supplements”

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.131 of 16 May2001 “On Paid Services of the Latvia FoodCentre”.

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• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.233 of 23August 2001 “On Recommendable Energy andNutrient Rations for the Population of Latvia”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.268 of 6November 2001 “On Special Harmlessness Normsfor Potable Water”.

3. Labour

• Law “On Labour”, enacted by the Saeima in 20June 2001, effective as of 1 June 2002.

• Law “On Protection of Labour”, enacted by theSaeima in 21 June 2001, effective as of 1 January2002.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.14 of 9January 2001 “On Technical Supervision ofEscalators and Conveyers Intended forTransportation of People”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.15 of 9January 2001 “On Amendments to Regulations of theCabinet of Ministers No.129 of 4 April 2000 “OnProcedure for Registration of Dangerous Equipment”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.63 of 13February 2001 “On Minimum Requirements for theSafety and Health of Employees at Work Places”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.72 of 13February 2001 “On Labour Safety and HealthRequirements in Working with Chemical Substancesand Chemical Products at the Work Place”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.74 of 20February 2001 “On Requirements for TechnologicalEquipment for Filling Stations and Procedure forTechnical Supervision of Equipment”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.87 of 27February 2001 “On Requirements for TechnicalSupervision of Steel Foundering Equipment andProcedure for Technical Supervision of Equipment”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.103 of 6March 2001 “On Minimum Salary”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.143 of27 March 2001 “On Certification of Qualifications ofWelders of Metal Materials and Defectoscopists inthe Regulated Sphere”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.153 of 3April 2001 “On Labour Safety and Health inWorking with a Display and in Establishing a WorkStation”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.241 of12 June 2001 “On Procedure for TechnicalSupervision of Boilers”

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.240 of12 June 2001 “On Procedure for TechnicalSupervision of Pressure Vessels”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.260 of19 June 2001 “On Safety and TechnicalSupervision of Lifts”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.384 of28 June 2001 “On Procedure for TechnicalSupervision of Reservoirs for Storage of Flaring,Explosive and Hazardous Substances”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.377 of23 August 2001 “On Requirements for SteelRolling Equipment and Procedure for TechnicalSupervision of Equipment”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.379 of23 August 2001 “On Conducting InternalMonitoring of the Working Environment”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.539 of27 August 2001 “On Labour ProtectionRequirements in Contact with CarcinogenicSubstances at the Work Place”.

4. Social protection4.1. State social insurance

• Law “On Amendments to the Law “On State SocialInsurance””, enacted by the Saeima in 20 June2001, effective as of 20 July 2001.

• Law “On Amendments to the Law “On State SocialInsurance””, enacted by the Saeima in 27 July2001, effective as of 17 August 2001.

• Law “On Amendments to the Law “On StatePensions””, enacted by the Saeima in 20December 2001, effective as of 1 January 2002.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.75 of 20February 2001 “Amendments to Regulations of theCabinet of Ministers No.270 of 28 July 1998 “OnProcedure for the Calculation of the Average SocialContribution Payment Salary and Procedure forGranting, Calculation and Payment of State SocialInsurance Benefits”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.152 of 3April 2001 “On Procedure for Issuing Sickness Lists”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.192 of15 May 2001 “On Amendments to Regulations ofthe Cabinet of Ministers No.452 of 19 December2001 “On Distribution of the Rate of State SocialInsurance Contribution Payments by Type of StateSocial Insurance in 2001”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.208 of22 May 2001 “Amendments to Regulations of theCabinet of Ministers No.1 of 6 January 1998 “OnStatements on the Situation of the InsuranceAccount of a Socially Insured Person”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.230 of5 June 2001 “On State Social InsuranceCompulsory Contribution Payments from theNational Budget and State Social InsuranceSpecial Budgets”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.254 of12 June 2001 “On Operation of the State FundedPension Scheme”.

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• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.236 of12 June 2001 “On Standard Provisions for Life –long Pension Insurance”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.253 of12 June 2001 “On Operation of the State Treasuryin Administrating Resources of the State FundedPension Scheme”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 235 of12 June 2001 “On Report on the Operation of theState Funded Pension Scheme”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.388 of28 August 2001 “Amendments to Regulations ofthe Cabinet of Ministers No.452 of 19 December2000 “On Distribution of the Rate of State SocialInsurance Contribution Payments by Type of StateSocial Insurance in 2001”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.389 of28 August 2001 “Amendments to Regulations of theCabinet of Ministers No.192 of 6 June 2000 “OnVoluntary Participation in State Pension Insurance”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.403 of 18September 2001 “Amendments to Regulations of theCabinet of Ministers No.193 of 6 June 2000 “OnMinimum and Maximum Amount of the State SocialInsurance Compulsory Contribution Payment Object”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.433 of 9October 2001 “Amendments to Regulations of theCabinet of Ministers No.397 of 14 November 2000“On Registration of Social Insurance CompulsoryContribution Payers and Reports on State SocialInsurance Compulsory Contribution Payments andPersonal Income Tax”.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.489 of20 November 2001 “On Distribution of the Rate ofState Social Insurance Contribution Payments byType of State Social Insurance in 2002”.

4.2.Social assistance

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.347 of31 January 2001 “Amendments to Regulations ofthe Cabinet of Ministers No.87 of 7 March 2000“On State Social Benefits for the Guardian””.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.357 of 7August 2001 “Amendments to Regulations of theCabinet of Ministers No.211 of 10 June 1997 “OnFoster Families””.

• Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.383 of28 August 2001 “On Procedure for Providing Occu-pational Rehabilitation Services to Individuals andRequirements for Providers of OccupationalRehabilitation”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.135 of 21 May2001 “On Classificatory of Goods Intended for theDisabled”.

• Order of the Ministry of Welfare No.160 of 11 June2001 “On Amendments to Order of the Ministry ofWelfare No.235 of 22 August 2000 “On List ofTechnical Auxiliary Devices”.

6.3. Bibliography

Sources used in Chapter 1

• Central Bureau of Statistics. Results of the census of 2000 in Latvia, 2002.• Ministry of Economy. Report on the Development of the National Economy of Latvia. December, 2001..• Ministry of Welfare UNDP. Latvia. Reform of the System of Welfare in Latvia – at present and in future, 2002.• UNDP. Latvia. Report on National Development, 1998.• UNDP. Latvia. Report on National Development, 2000/2001.• State Compulsory Health Insurance Agency. Ministry of Welfare. For the Doctor and the Patient, No.26,

March, 2001.• State Compulsory Health Insurance Agency. Ministry of Welfare. For the Doctor and the Patient, No.27, May, 2001.• State Compulsory Health Insurance Agency. Ministry of Welfare. For the Doctor and the Patient, No.29, July, 2001.

Sources used in Chapter 2

• Legal acts formulated by the Ministry of Welfare.• Ministry of Welfare. Public Health Strategy, 2000.• Ministry of Welfare and Ministry of Environment Protection and Regional Development. Environmental Health

Action Plan, 1998.• Report of the Latvia Food Centre for 2001.• Report of the State Sanitary Inspection for 2001.• Agency of Health Statistics and Medical Technologies. Latvia Health Care Statistical Yearbook, 2001.

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Sources used in Chapter 3

• Central Bureau of Statistics. Labour force survey in November 2001.• Central Bureau of Statistics. Report on the number of the employed depending on the size of salary in October

2001.• Central Bureau of Statistics. Results of the survey of professions in Latvia in October 2001..• Central Bureau of Statistics. Statistical Yearbook of Statistical Yearbook of Latvia, 1999.• Central Bureau of Statistics. Statistical Yearbook of Latvia, 1999.• Central Bureau of Statistics. Statistical Yearbook of Latvia, 2000.• Legal acts formulated by the Ministry of Welfare.• Employment State Service. Report on performance results in 2001, 2002.• State Labour Inspection. Annual Report for 2001.• State Revenue Service. Results of the Thematic Review “Employers” in January and February of 2002.

Sources used in Chapter 4

• Central Bureau of Statistics. Report on Results of the Household Budget Survey in 1999. • Central Bureau of Statistics. Report on Results of the Household Budget Survey in 2000. • Legal acts formulated by the Ministry of Welfare.• Ministry of Welfare. Concept “Equal Opportunities for Everybody”. Inception Report, 2002.• Social Assistance Fund. State Statistical Report of Social Assistance Services at civil parishes/cities/towns

and districts on performance in 2000. • Social Assistance Fund. State Statistical Report of Social Assistance Services at civil parishes/cities/towns

and districts on performance in 2001. • Social Assistance Fund. State Statistical Report on the Operation of Child Care Centres for Orphans,

Children’s Homes – Shelters, Specialised Social Care Centres for Children in 2000. • Social Assistance Fund. State Statistical Report on the Operation of Child Care Centres for Orphans,

Children’s Homes – Shelters, Specialised Social Care Centres for Children in 2001. • Social Assistance Fund. Report of Custody Court or Civil Parish Court on Work in 2000. • Social Assistance Fund. Report of Custody Court or Civil Parish Court on Work in 2001. • State Social Insurance Agency. Report on the Execution of the Social Insurance Special Budget for 2001..• State Social Insurance Agency. Report on The Index of Average Insurance Contribution Payment Salary and

Contribution Payment Salary in 2001.• State Social Insurance Agency. Report on Average the Number of Recipients of Pensions and Benefits

Registered with the State Social Insurance Agency of the Republic of Latvia, Average Amounts of Pensionsand Benefits Granted and Payable as well as Total Expenditures in the Reporting Period.

Sources used in Chapter 5

• UNDP. Latvia. Report on National Development, 2000/2001.

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Project manager – Sanita Vasi¬jeva, Head of the Social Policy Monitoring Division at the Department of Social Policy Development

Authors of chapters:

Social economic situation

Sanita Vasi¬jeva, Head of the Social PolicyMonitoring Division at the Department of Social Policy Development

Lelde Råfelde, Senior Desk Officer of the SocialPolicy Monitoring Division at the Department of Social Policy Development

Public health

Ainårs Çivçs, Deputy Director of the HealthDepartment

Leonora Eglîte, Deputy Head of the Evaluation and Monitoring Division at the Health Department

Andis Vi¬ums, Head of the Standards andTechnology Division at the Health Department

Kristîne Rozenberga, Deputy Head of the PolicyDivision at the Health Department

Ilze Straume, Senior Desk Officer of the FoodDivision at the Environmental Health Department

Ilona Laganovska, Senior Desk Officer of theEnvironmental Health Policy Division at theEnvironmental Health Department

Silvija Riekstiña, Head of the PharmacyDevelopment and Drug Policy Division at thePharmacy Department

Dace Tropiña, Senior Desk Officer of thePharmacy Development and Drug Policy Divisionat the Pharmacy Department

Labour

Aina Kromåne, Senior Desk Officer of theEconomical Analysis and Prognosis of LabourMarket Division at the Labour Department

Ritvars Briska, Senior Desk Officer of theEmployment Policy Division at the LabourDepartment

Gundars Cauka, Senior Desk Officer of the LabourSecurity Policy Division at the Labour Department

Social security

Sandra Stabiña, Deputy Head of the PensionPolicy and Prognosis Division at the SocialInsurance Department

Linda Liepa, Senior Desk Officer of the RevenuesDivision at the Social Insurance Department

Dace Trußinska, Senior Desk Officer of the BenefitDivision at the Social Insurance Department

Laila Rieksta-Riekstiña, Head of the SocialAssistance Policy and Prognosis Division at theSocial Assistance Department

Anda Masejeva, Deputy Head of the MaterialSupport Division at the Social AssistanceDepartment

Ilgonis Leißavnieks, Senior Desk Officer of theSocial Services Division at the Social AssistanceDepartment

Co-operation in the social area

Team of authors

Gunta RobeΩniece, Director of the Department of Social Policy Development

Agnese Gaile, Senior Desk Officer of the SocialIntegration and Gender Equality Division at the atthe Department of Social Policy Development

Diåna Jakaite, Senior Desk Officer of the SocialPolicy Monitoring Division at the Department ofSocial Policy Development

Team of authors