Ministry of Health Latvia

What Ministry of Health Latvia does

Ministry of Health Latvia (Veselības ministrija) is the leading state administration institution in Latvia's health sector, headquartered at Brīvības iela 72 k-1, Rīga. It holds exclusive statutory authority for developing and implementing national health policy across public health, healthcare delivery, and pharmacy regulation. The Ministry oversees a network of subordinate institutions including the National Health Service (Nacionālais veselības dienests / NVD), the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC), and the Emergency Medical Care Service (NMPD), which together deliver state-funded healthcare to all Latvian residents. It also coordinates healthcare workforce development, pharmaceutical regulation including compensated medications, public health programs (vaccination, mental health, addiction prevention), and manages EU Structural Fund and Recovery and Resilience Facility investments in health infrastructure.

The Ministry operates the E-veselības sistēma (e-health system) for managing organ donation registration after death, and runs a portfolio of policy-driven programs including integrated healthcare, public health research, and healthcare export services for medical tourists. It does not sell products or services commercially — funding comes entirely from the Latvian state budget. Its technology footprint is limited to an institutional information portal (vm.gov.lv) and the e-health system, with no public APIs, SDKs, or documented AI/ML capabilities. The Ministry's competitive position is anchored in its regulatory monopoly and distribution network rather than technology differentiation.

The Ministry's strategic posture is shaped by EU integration: it coordinates with WHO, OECD, ECDC, the World Bank, the Nordic Dimension Partnership, and the Baltic Policy Dialogue. Recent strategic actions include consolidation of narcotics control under its authority (2021), establishment of a State Research Program governance board (2023), deployment of EU Recovery funding for medical technology and hospital infrastructure, and the launch of a multi-year healthcare workforce strategy (2025-2029). It is GDPR-compliant and subject to Latvian Cabinet of Ministers accessibility regulations, with a Data Protection Officer (Raivis Grēbe) and accessibility oversight led by the Communications Department.

Name

Ministry of Health Latvia

Legal name

Veselības ministrija

Website

https://vm.gov.lv

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Ministry of Health Latvia (Veselības ministrija) is Latvia's national health ministry, holding exclusive authority to develop and implement state health policy, regulate pharmacy, and oversee state-funded healthcare delivery through subordinate institutions serving all Latvian residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Administration

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Health Department & Public Health Administration (BPAIABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health Policy, Planning & Governance (BPAIAJAB), Health Policy & Legislation Authorities (HLAJACAA), Health Regulation, Licensing & Compliance (Public Health) (BPAIAJAN)

Keywords

• Public health policy
• Healthcare regulation
• Pharmaceutical oversight
• Health workforce development
• Government health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Riga

HQ country

Latvia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Ministry of Health Latvia is the leading state administration institution in Latvia's health sector, responsible for developing and implementing state policy on public health, healthcare, and pharmacy. It oversees state-funded healthcare services (primary care, specialist consultations, hospital care, emergency medical services), public health programs (vaccination, disease prevention, mental health, addiction reduction), pharmaceutical regulation and compensated medications, healthcare workforce development, and EU-funded health infrastructure investments. The Ministry coordinates with international bodies (WHO, OECD, World Bank, EU) and manages advisory councils covering nutrition, maternal/child health, drug control, oncology, and digital health.

Product overview

The Ministry of Health Latvia operates as a government ministry overseeing public health, healthcare services, and pharmacy. Rather than a unified software product, it provides a portfolio of policy-driven services and programs including state-funded healthcare delivery oversight, public health programs (vaccination, disease prevention, mental health), pharmaceutical regulation with compensated medications, healthcare workforce development, EU-funded infrastructure projects, and state-sponsored public health research. The ministry also coordinates advisory councils covering nutrition, maternal/child health, drug control, and oncology. No commercial software products or SaaS offerings are present; the website functions as an institutional information portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthcare Services (Valsts apmaksātie veselības aprūpes pakalpojumi)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• World Health Organization (Pasaules Veselības organizācija)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatvia participates in WHO activities; the Ministry coordinates WHO cooperation programs including the Small Countries Initiative, bilateral agreements, and thematic health days
• OECD (Ekonomiskās sadarbības un attīstības organizācija)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry participates in OECD health policy coordination and reform discussions
• European Union (ES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU Health Programme; EU Structural Fund investments in healthcare; EU Recovery and Resilience Facility funding; EU Council Presidency coordination
• Nordic Dimension PartnershipmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaltic Sea region health cooperation initiative
• Baltic Policy DialoguemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual meeting of health sector decision-makers from the three Baltic states
• ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation on public health emergency preparedness assessment and epidemiological surveillance
• World BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth system assessment and reform advisory services; Analysis of healthcare infrastructure, quality and human resources; Support for health network development guidelines and quality assurance system development
• Latvian municipalities (Latvijas Pašvaldību savienība)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual consultations between Ministry and Latvian Association of Municipalities on health sector coordination
• Riga City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement for integrated health and social care development signed between Ministry and Riga City Council

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden): Broad incumbent: a major EU/health-advanced national health ministry with similar portfolio breadth in public health, healthcare delivery oversight, and pharmaceutical regulation. Functions as a benchmark peer for small-state ministries collaborating within the Nordic framework.
• Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten): Broad incumbent: a national public health agency with ECDC and WHO collaboration comparable to what Latvia's SPKC performs under the Ministry's oversight. Useful peer for evaluating the Ministry's disease prevention, vaccination, and health promotion capabilities.
• Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Finland): Broad incumbent: a larger Nordic health ministry with overlapping mandate on public health, healthcare, and pharmacy, and a fellow Nordic Dimension Partnership participant. Larger scale and broader resources, but with comparable institutional design.
• National Health Service (NHS) England: Broad incumbent: a far larger public healthcare delivery organization that, like Latvia's National Health Service (NVD), procures and oversees state-funded healthcare services. Useful as a scaled benchmark for healthcare commissioning and integrated care, though structurally very different.
• Ministry of Health of Denmark (Sundhedsministeriet): Broad incumbent: a small EU-state health ministry with strong digital health credentials and comparable integration of healthcare, elder care, and pharmacy policy. A reference peer for the Ministry's integrated care and digital health initiatives.

Direct peers

• Ministry of Health of Lithuania: Direct peer: the Lithuanian national health ministry, with a comparable portfolio (public health, healthcare, pharmacy regulation) and a shared Baltic policy dialogue. Most structurally and functionally aligned peer based on size, EU membership, and the active Baltic Policy Dialogue partnership.
• Ministry of Social Affairs (Estonia): Direct peer: Estonia's equivalent health and social affairs ministry, a fellow Baltic state participating in the same policy dialogue and sharing digital health priorities. Both ministries operate in small-EU-member contexts with similar workforce and demographic challenges.
• Ministry of Health of Slovenia: Direct peer: a small EU member state health ministry with similar functions in public health policy, pharmacy regulation, and EU fund management. Comparable scale and EU regulatory integration profile.

Others

• World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe: Adjacent: a multilateral entity that the Ministry actively partners with via the Small Countries Initiative and bilateral agreements. Comparable in public health policy and capacity-building mission, though supranational rather than national in scope.
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC): Adjacent: an EU-level public health body with which the Ministry actively partners on epidemiological surveillance and emergency preparedness assessment. Indirectly comparable in mission (population-level health protection) but euro-area rather than national in scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/veselibasmin
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Veselibasministrija
• Facebookfacebook.com/VeselibasMinistrija
• Instagraminstagram.com/veselibas_ministrija
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministryofhealthlv

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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