Greece’s public healthcare system
Police against doctors demanding more protection against coronavirus
April 7, 2020
Police squads in anti-riot gear were sent to Evaggelismos hospital in Athens to disperse a gathering of doctors and nurses on the...
Dans les hôpitaux grecs, «des malades renoncent à se soigner»
Baisse drastique des salaires, pénuries, traitements hors de prix : cinq ans de crise ont mis à terre la santé publique du pays.
Par Fabien Perrier, Envoyé...
Greece: Austerity Kills
4 October 2018
The Metropolitan Community Clinic at Helliniko opened its doors in December of 2011. Since that time, it has become abundantly clear that...
Austerity Kills! Bank of Greece reports “Greek’s health deteriorating, life expectancy...
The economic crisis and the strict austerity bound to the loan agreement kill. They kill Greeks. The Bank of Greece may not write it...
Medicine and Health Care System in Greece is Collapsing
Public healthcare in Greece is becoming worse day by day. Since government funding has been significantly reduced in the last decade. This is because...
Kafka in action – half a million Greeks suffering depression
A new survey has found that depression among Greeks has dramatically increased, with women being most severely affected. Greece’s Statistical Authority survey on health is carried out every four years. The first one was conducted in 2009. After six years of recession, Greece’s public healthcare system has been under enormous pressure due to austerity policies