Hunger is increasingly becoming a problem among poor Greek households, with more and more families unable to make ends meet, the Greek branch of the humanitarian aid organisation ‘Doctors of the World’ warned in a press conference on Wednesday.
It said volunteer doctors working at the organisation’s four health centres in Athens, Perama, Thessaloniki and Hania were reporting an increase in the number of Greeks seeking their aid and also a rise in those asking for food.
“The number of Greeks seeking medical attention from us has shot up from 6-7 percent last year to 30 percent this year, out of a total of 30,000 people seen in the past year. They are elderly people, those on small pensions, young unemployed, people with chronic diseases who come in great anxiety, often with a hospital prescription in hand, because they are unable to pay for their contribution. What shocked us most, however, is that many now ask us for food,” said a representative of DoW.
(source: ana-mpa)
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