Danish authorities reject Trump’s proposal as medical care on the island is free and universal
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Greenland “does not need” support in the area of health, as medical care is free and universalDanish authorities said this Sunday (22), after the President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced the sending a hospital ship to the autonomous territory.
“The people of Greenland receive the medical care they need. They receive that care in Greenland, and if specialized treatment is needed, they receive it in Denmark. So, a special health initiative in Greenland is not necessary“, declared Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen to the Danish television channel DR.
Not Saturday, announced the dispatch of a hospital ship to Greenland and stated that the vessel would treat countless patients on the Arctic island.
Trump has repeatedly stated his ambition to control Greenland, a Danish territory that he considers strategically important to the United States.
“We will send a large hospital ship to Greenland to care for the many who are sick and not receiving care there,” he wrote on social media. “He’s already on his way!” he added.
Without explicitly mentioning the US proposal, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen expressed her satisfaction at living in a country where access to healthcare is free and equal for all, where health insurance or wealth do not determine whether someone receives dignified treatment.
“The same thing happens in Greenland,” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen wrote on Facebook.
Like Denmark, the Arctic island has access to free medical care and local authorities run its healthcare system.
Greenland has a total of five regional hospitals, and the one in Nuuk, the capital, receives patients from all over the territory.
The Greenlandic government signed an agreement with Denmark in early February to improve care for Greenlandic patients in Danish hospitals.
*AFP
