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Defence minister rebuffs US president’s claim that Arctic islanders are ‘not being taken care of’

Greenland does not need medical assistance from other countries, Denmark has said, after Donald Trump said he was sending a hospital ship to the autonomous Danish territory that he wants to acquire.

“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. There are five regional hospitals across the vast Arctic island, with the Nuuk hospital serving patients from all over the territory.

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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 hour ago

“Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, 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,”

Maybe he could send it to Louisiana?

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 3 points 35 minutes ago

Wow. Americans could use that boat. Greenland has health care covered. For free.

[–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 hour ago

"Not yet they don't"

[–] tgcoldrockn@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

USA (kakistocracy) is a meme country. Doin' it for the lulz.

[–] 0li0li@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 3 points 1 hour ago

At least turn it away and do not allow it to refuel in your harbor.