Greek health care
Greece
Greece Receives New Air Ambulances Donated by Niarchos Foundation
The fleet of the emergency care Greek health services (EKAV) welcomed the addition of two Beechcraft King Air 350 air ambulances which landed in Greece on Thursday, acquired by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
Previously, in March,...
Greece
Influenza-related Deaths Reach Record Levels in Greece This Year
The number of influenza-related deaths in Greece has jumped to 38, with 4 people having died in one day alone, according to local media sources.
The number of people that needed hospitalization has increased to nearly 200, while a major...
Europe
BBC Reports Greece is the Sick Man of Europe
According to BBC News, the financial crisis in Greece has put the right to state health protection in peril. Brutal budget cuts have slashed hospital budgets by up to 40%, spraining an already understaffed, under-supplied and, in places, corrupt...