Health Ministry
Greece
Crete Village of Doctors Without a Doctor
The village of Mesi, in the region of Rethimno, Crete, Greece has a long medical tradition. Despite its small populatio, many of its residents work as doctors in hospital and clinics of Crete and Attica, while many young people...
Greece
Availability Scheme Causing Problems in Greek Hospitals
Serious problems are expected to arise within the next days in public hospitals across Greece due to the placement of hospital drivers in an availability scheme that is expected to last almost a month. The leadership of the Health...
Greece
Greek Health Minister Will Visit Hospitals in Secret
The Greek Minister of Health, Adonis Georgiadis announced on Tuesday that he will pay a surprise visit to at least one state hospital in Athens, Greece, per week, despite the protests of the employees during his inspection at Aghia Olga...
Greece
Uninsured Patient Dies after Being Refused Admission in Greek Hospital
The Metropolitan Social Clinic of Elliniko. Greece announced on Friday that a 66-year-old uninsured patient suffering from cancer, who was receiving care at the clinic after having been refused admission at public hospitals, has passed away.
On Thursday, January 2,...
Greece
Free Medicine For the Poor and Uninsured
On September 10, the Health Ministry and the industry representatives signed an agreement for distributing free medicine to the poor and uninsured, in order to create a network of free medicine distributors, which will operate along similar lines to...
Greece
Pensioners Protest in Athens and Other Cities for the Drama in the Health Sector
Pensioners rioted in Athens and other Greek cities on Thursday morning against the disappointing situation in the health sector over the last two years.
Pensioners of the National Organisation for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY) marched in Athens calling...
Greece
Mental Institution in the Island of Leros Faces Vast Food Shortages
That pharmacies and hospitals in Greece are facing large shortages interfering with their ability to provide necessary care for patients is not news to most people by now. To grasp the level of urgency and the extent to which...
Greece
Health Minister: Expose the Men Who Had Sex With HIV Infected Prostitutes
Athens is dealing with an HIV epidemic sweeping the streets of the town’s historic center, while the rest of Greece is dumbfounded by the sad truth confirming the alarming rise of HIV cases.
After the media release of the photos...
Economy
Shocking Evidence on "New Homeless" Phenomenon Spreading in Athens
Deputy Health Minister Markos Bolaris, Athens mayor George Kaminis, and representatives of the Athens Holy Archdiocese and the National Committee for the Rights of Man have submitted shocking evidence casting light on the tremendous dimensions of the “new homeless”...
Economy
Health Ministry Collects Data on Homeless to Propose New Law
The Health Ministry is collecting data to proceed with a plan for legislation to secure state aid for homeless people in Greece.
Presenting his proposed document to the Parliament on Thursday, Deputy Minister of Health Mr. Markos Bolaris suggested passing...