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Adonis Georgiadis: Private Healthcare Systems More Advantageous

This morning, the Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis, was invited to appear on Mega Channel. During his interview he asked to talk about the fact that one of the biggest hospitals in the country, “Evangelismos” is left without a...

Greek Health Minister: "Patients will have to Pay if they Choose Patent Over Generic Drugs"

Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis on Monday referred to the generic medicine vs the patent drug option available to patients under public health insurance coverage and to the increased contribution they will have to pay if they choose the...

New Democracy Accuses Tsipras of Supporting “extremist” European Parties

The European left announced last week, that Alexis Tsipras, the leader of SYRIZA, will be nominated for EU Commission president in Brussels. Now, New Democracy accuses Alexis Tsipras for believing in “anti-euro” policy, and of supporting “extremist” European parties. Anna...

Adonis Georgiadis: New Measures Means Elections

Today, Health Minister, Adonis Georgiadis, was interviewed on a Greek TV program. During his interview, he made the following statement, causing a series of reactions: “if Greece’s lenders demand to impose more horizontal measures, meaning cuts in salaries and...

EOPYY Polyclinics to Merge with Health Centers

Two years after EOPYY’s start up, the Ministry of Health is looking carefully at how it can remain viable. There are three dominant scenarios, the first of which involves transferring 6,000 employees to the National Healthcare System’s Health Centers...

Workshop on Spa Tourism Development

As Greek Travel Pages (GTP) website reports, next week, a workshop on spa tourism will take place in Athens. The workshop will involve discussions on the contribution of spa tourism in Greece and ways to attract investments in this...

Greek Births Fall 10% in 5 Years

Childbirth in Greece decreased by 10% the last five years, according to data from the Institute of Child Health. The data which was sent to the Greek Parliament by the Minister of Health, Adonis Georgiadis, shows that in 2007 the...

Austrian Red Cross Donates Ambulance to ‘Elpis’ Hospital in Athens

The Austrian Red Cross has donated an ambulance to 'Elpis' General Hospital in Athens, which was delivered on Monday and accepted by Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis. The minister thanked the Red Cross and journalists from Austria, noting that they...

Health Workers Will Be Rehired

While thousands of public workers are set to lose their jobs under a so-called mobility scheme, thousands of others, including health staff, are being transferred to other positions, the government said. All 1,665 of the employees in the health sector...

Georgiadis Tells Doctors To Return Overcharges

Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis has sent a veiled warning in the form of an “open invitation” to the doctors who work for the EOPPY (National Organization for the Provision of Healthcare Services) as well as to the providers...