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Greenland does not need US hospital boat sent by Trump, says Denmark
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MicroWave lemmy.world MicroWave@lemmy.world
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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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Wytch lemmy.zip Wytch@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2024-01-05
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"Not yet they don't"

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tgcoldrockn lemmy.world tgcoldrockn@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-07-07
#3 · (edited) Quote Reply

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

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0li0li lemmy.world 0li0li@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-18
#4 · Quote Reply

Sink it.

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atzanteol sh.itjust.works atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-12
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“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?

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Pat_Riot lemmy.today Pat_Riot@lemmy.today
Joined: 2023-09-29
#6 · Quote Reply

Sink it.

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

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Zephorah discuss.online Zephorah@discuss.online
Joined: 2025-07-01
#7 · Quote Reply

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

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hector lemmy.today hector@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-09-03
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Yeah Greenland, join America so you can enjoy our world famous healthcare and drug pricing!

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Exeous lemmy.world Exeous@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
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“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?

USA need boat! Send to coast of USA. Up down help all peoples!

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Photonic lemmy.world Photonic@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-08-12
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USA (kakistocracy) is a meme country. Doin' it for the lulz.

Learned a new word, thanks!

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Insekticus aussie.zone Insekticus@aussie.zone
Joined: 2025-09-13
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It's like the alternate ending to Elysium - instead of the hospital ships coming down to help all the sick and injured poor people, ships are coming from the leaders of the sick and poor people going to help make a few extra rich people better (rich as in socially wealthy, like with healthcare)

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