Health

The health care system in Greenland is divided into five regions. Regional Hospitals are located in Ilulissat, Aasiaat, Sisimiut, Nuuk and Qaqortoq. The hospital in Nuuk, Queen Ingrid’s Hospital, is the Central Hospital of Greenland. In each region, outside of the main towns, there are health care centers, health care stations and rural health care consultations, which can be equipped with telemedicine.

Health care is provided free of charge for all permanent citizens of Greenland. Prescription medicine and birth control is free of charge. Most towns have public dental clinics and dental treatment is free of charge for permanent residents of Greenland.

Greenland is geographically a large country with a small population. Hence, residents of Greenland can be living far away from a health care center or a regional hospital. In case of serious illness citizens will be transported to the nearest hospital for medical examination and treatment. Patients in need of specialized treatment, e.g., cancer patients, are transferred to Queen Ingrid’s Hospital in Nuuk or to a hospital in Denmark. In case of severe emergency, patients can be transferred to a hospital in Iceland.