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The National Healthcare Systems of Greece (ESY) and Cyprus (GESY) are ranked 18th and 15th respectively out of the twenty-eight healthcare systems in the EU, according to a recent study conducted by the Organization ''Future Proofing Healthcare.'' Cyprus scored 54...

The number of measles cases continues to rise in Greece, with health experts calling for full vaccination for both children and adults. As of Thursday afternoon, 166 cases of measles were reported to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention...

Officials of the National Primary Health Network (PEDY) warn that the network is at the brink of collapse after it has been "abandoned" by the Greek government and doctors leave one after the other. According to PEDY officials, the health...

A press report on Greece’s healthcare system published on “The Guardian” website on Sunday was based on outdated information and on the “irresponsible scaremongering” of a group of “discredited” unionists, Health minister Andreas Xanthos said on Monday. The article titled...

Hundreds of public hospital sector employees rallied through all Athens hospitals and ended up protesting outside the health ministry on Thursday. In the rally called "Caravan of Health," doctors, nurses and other public hospital employees protested against the state of...

Greek Health Minister Andreas Xanthos addressed the poor condition of the Greek National Health System (ESY) during an interview with Greek newspaper Kathimerini. “A large number of clinics have barely enough staff, so the smallest loss could upset the balance,” Kathimerini quotes...

Greek state hospitals face serious financial problems making their operation extremely difficult, while debts to suppliers have reached 900 million euros. In most instances, the operation of hospitals is based on the good will of staff and suppliers, as the National...

Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, who is reviewing whether to impose a 25-euros per visit fee for being seen at hospitals, said he wants the European Union to pick up the cost of treatment for illegal immigrants inundating Greece...

As Greece continues to downsize the public sector as part of ongoing reforms demanded by international lenders in return for bailouts, the government is planning transform a half dozen hospitals in Athens into smaller health care centers. The change comes...

Greek health workers have staged a rally in the capital, Athens, to protest against the government™s austerity measures in the public sector. Doctors, nurses, hospital staff and ambulance drivers from across the country demonstrated outside the Health Ministry on Friday...