qualifications: PhD in Economics
position: Member of Scientific Council
department: Institute of Public Health
Daiga Behmane is one of the leading health economists in Latvia being actively involved in programs and projects aimed at stimulating efficiency in the health sector. Daiga Behmane has worked (1998-2010)in public administration institutions in the health sector heading the State Agency for Drug Pricing & Reimbursement and the Center for Health Economics of Latvia. Since 2011 her main interest is academic and research work - she is heading masters’ program in Health Management at Riga Stradins university and is involved in scientific research programs of the Institute of Public Health, especially promoting research in the field of value-based health care.
Abstract 10 January 2023
La Niña, crab catching and necrotising fasciitis
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Rural proofing: lessons from OECD countries
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Bengaluru Declaration on Rural Health
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Indigenous Wellbeing Conference 2025, 20–21 October 2025, Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia
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2025 Health Leadership Congress, 22–24 October 2025, Darwin, Australia
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Rural Medicine Australia Conference (RMA25), 22–25 October 2025, Boorloo (Perth), Australia
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Rural Mental Health Conference 2025 (RMHC25), 5–7 November 2025, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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OECD Latin American Rural Development Conference, 25–28 November 2025, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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SARGA 2026, Rural Generalist Anaesthetist Conference, 12–14 February 2026, Barossa Valley, South Australia
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21st WONCA World Rural Health Conference, 10–13 April 2026, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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33rd Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference, 16–18 April 2026, Quebec City, Canada
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4th EURACT Medical Education Conference, 23–25 April 2026, Iasi, Romania
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11th Health Promotion Conference, 10–12 June 2026, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Harstad, Norway
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9th WONCA Africa Region Conference 2026, 10 & 11 September 2026, Gaborone, Botswana
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18th National Rural Health Conference, 14–17 September 2026, Adelaide, SA, Australia
World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference 2026, 17–19 September 2026, Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), New Zealand
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