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Aids Infected Prostitutes in Athens

As noted in a document signed by the Secretary General for Gender Equality, Zetta Makri, which was sent to the Hellenic Parliament after a question raised by New Democracy MP Fevronia Patrianakou, "...the deadly virus was introduced in Greece...

Greece HIV Cases Spike

The data concerning new cases of  HIV infections among injecting drug users in Greece is shocking. According to the European Observatory on Drugs report, which was announced in Lisbon on May 28, there has been an increase in Greece...

EU Warns Greek Health Officials of HIV Spike

With health care services being cut back in debt-crunched Greece, European health officials have warned that a sudden outbreak of the AIDS-causing virus HIV could become dangerous unless urgent measures are taken. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control...

First Greek HIV-Positive Baby Born

The news of the first HIV-positive baby born to a Greek mother has shocked everyone in the country. The mother’s decision to deliver a baby contaminated with the lethal virus has caused quite a stir and contradictory reactions. Until today, the...

HIV on the Rise in Recession-Hit Greece

According to the National School of Public Health, the recession has caused a severe trauma to public health expenditures, falling by 36% this year.  Including both the government and private individuals, the country spent around 25 billion euros, or...