"The Greenlandic population receives the healthcare it needs. They receive it either in Greenland, or, if they require specialised treatment, they receive it in Denmark. So it's not as if there's a need for a special healthcare initiative in Greenland, the country's defence minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, told the Danish broadcaster DR on Sunday. In Greenland, as in Denmark, access to healthcare is free."
"Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, defended Denmark's healthcare system, writing on Facebook that she was happy to live in a country where there is free and equal access to health for all. Where it's not insurances and wealth that determine whether you get proper treatment. You have the same approach in Greenland, she said, before adding: Happy Sunday to you all in front of a blushing, smiling emoji."
"Trump on Saturday posted on his social media platform, Truth Social that we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. It's on the way!!! he added. Trump has said the US must control Greenland to ensure its security, though he has backed down on earlier threats to seize it after striking a framework deal with the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, to ensure greater US influence."
Greenland does not require medical assistance from other countries because the Greenlandic population receives necessary healthcare either in Greenland or, for specialised treatment, in Denmark. Healthcare access is free in both Greenland and Denmark. Five regional hospitals operate across the Arctic island, with Nuuk hospital serving patients territory-wide. Copenhagen and Greenland signed an agreement in early February to improve the treatment of Greenlandic patients in Danish hospitals. The US president announced plans to send a hospital ship and has previously suggested controlling Greenland for security, though earlier seizure threats were softened after a NATO framework deal.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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