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The Greek Who Brought Medical Animation to the Country

Greece's budding medical animation field owes its existence to Manolis Babatsikos. At a time when many Greeks were leaving the country for more opportunities, the 33-year-old left his job abroad at entertainment giant Warner Bros. and moved back home in...

Greek Medical Student Builds Rock Climbing Wall in Living Room

Refusing to succumb to laziness and indolence despite the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki medical student and avid rock climber Manthos Valsamidis transformed his home into an indoor rock climbing facility during the month of November. Valsamidis, a...

Greek MPs With Medical Backgrounds Ready to Volunteer in Hospitals

At least twenty-one members of the Greek Parliament have expressed their will to work on a voluntary basis for Greece's National Health Service (NHS), known in Greece as ''ESY'' to help fight the ravaging second wave of the coronavirus...

Greece Shows Solidarity to Suffering Lebanon with Shipment of Food, Medical Supplies

Greece has vowed to continue its support for the Lebanese people who are struggling to return to normalcy following the deadly explosion in Beirut earlier in August. Authorities in Athens announced recently that they are sending a Greek Navy vessel...

Greece to Begin Charging Tourists 20-Euro Fee for Medical Services

For the first time ever, tourists entering Greece will soon have to pay a surcharge of 20 euros for health services which they incur during their stay in the country, if newly- proposed legislation is approved by Parliament. Up...

Greek Company Receives License to Produce Medical Cannabis in Europe

The Greek company Kalacan Hellas S.A. recently announced that it had received its medical cannabis installation license, allowing the company to establish manufacturing facilities in Europe to produce cannabis. The company plans on building its large-scale greenhouses on a 77,258...

Greece's ERT Orchestra Performs in Hospital Courtyard in Tribute to Medical Staff

The Contemporary Musical Orchestra from Greece's Public Broadcaster ERT performed in the courtyard of Evangelismos Hospital in Athens on Monday evening as a gesture of gratitude for the hard work performed by the medical and paramedic staff of Greece's...

Firefighters Gather Outside Coronavirus Hospital in Athens to Pay Tribute to Medical Staff

In what has now become a coronavirus tradition, scores of Athens firefighters assembled outside the city's Sotiria (Salvation) Hospital on Holy Wednesday morning to pay tribute to and thank all the doctors, nurses and paramedics who are battling against...

Antetokounmpo Family Sends Big Thanks to Greek Doctors, Medical Staff

The Antetokounmpo family sent a big "thank you" note to all the doctors and nurses who continue to risk their health in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. As Giannis Antetokounmpo stated in his Twitter account, "As a family, we feel...

Moving Scenes as Greek Firefighters Pay Tribute to Medical Staff of Thessaloniki

Tens of firefighters in Greece's second-largest city Thessaloniki assembled outside AHEPA University Hospital recently, where medical staff have been tirelessly offering treatment to COVID-19 patients for several weeks. AHEPA Doctors, nurses and paramedics found a few moments to go outside the...

Greek Leadership Pays Tribute to Greek Medical Staff on World Health Day

President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou, on the occasion of World Health Day on April 7, hailed the enormous efforts Greece's medical and paramedic personnel have put forth to combat the coronavirus pandemic. ''We dedicate World Health Day to...

An Additional 80 Tons of Protective Medical Equipment Arrive in Greece

Eighty tons of anti-coronavirus protective equipment ordered by the Greek state for the National Health Service's hospital staff arrived on Wednesday afternoon at Athens International Airport. Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias was there to oversee the operation of the unloading...

United Arab Emirates Donates Eleven Tons of Medical Supplies to Greece

Eleven tons of medical supplies donated by the United Arab Emirates to Greece arrived on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at  Eleftherios Venizelos Airport in Athens. According to the Greek government, the supplies and equipment will become immediately available to hospitals...

Hellenic Diaspora Medical Forum Underway in Thessaloniki

A host of prominent Greek doctors and academics from all corners of the globe have gathered in Thessaloniki for the two-day Hellenic Diaspora Medical Forum which begins on Friday. It is an initiative of the Department of Medicine of the...

Greek Scientists Use NASA Technology to Create Centrifuge for Medical Treatments

Greek scientists in Thessaloniki have used the technology of a centrifuge machine used by NASA and the ESA to create a device to help people who suffer from problems related to an inability to exercise. The centrifuge is used in...