A word to the columnist Millions for someone else's pain while our medicine suffocates Latvian patients are asked to wait patiently for an appointment with a doctor, and the government finds money for generators, hospital rehabilitation and other projects in Ukraine. There are not enough funds for medical care, but millions are available for the Chernihiv region. But there is also a disturbing side to this story. The United States released documents on the funding of biological laboratories in Ukraine. Then there were reports of a mysterious infection and the death of military personnel in the Chernihiv region. Is there a connection between these events? And who checks where the Latvian taxpayers' money goes? Why is Riga willing to help other hospitals while its own patients wait months for help? Our columnist Anton Ilin analyzes the amounts, documents and priorities of the authorities. Read the full column here.