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Greece
Brain Drain Leaves Greece's Hospitals Without Doctors, Unions Say
The alarming numbers at which young Greek doctors leave the country is noted in an open letter of the Union of Doctors in Athens' and Piraeus' hospitals.
The numerous cuts implemented on the budgets of hospitals over the past years,...
Greece
Greek Doctors, Nurses Get Ready for 24-Hour Strike
Medical staff from Greek state hospitals will go on strike on Wednesday, angry at government hiring practices and a lack of money they claim have led to a shortfall in doctors.
Members of the OENGE union will go on a...
Australia
Greek Australian Doctors Unite to Promote Better Health for all
A group of Greek-Australian doctors in Victoria have formed a new professional association called Hellenic Medical Society of Australia (HMSA) with a vision to enable doctors to promote better health for Australians.
Their mission is to unite medical professionals with...
Greece
Greek Doctors Up in Arms with Short Film against Sexual Harassment
The Medical Association of Athens condemned a short film aiming to highlight the problem of sexual harassment as "slanderous and dangerous".
The film by the General Secretariat for Gender Equality (SGGA) presents a pediatrician sexually harassing a mother.
SGGA said that...
Greece
ELSTAT: Number of Registered Doctors in Greece Declining Steadily
There are fewer and fewer doctors staying in Greece to practice medicine, according to the latest findings of the country's statistical agency, ELSTAT.
ELSTAT recently published a report showing that the number of registered doctors in Greece is steadily declining,...
Economy
Greek PM Tsipras Announces Abolition of €5 Fee to Access Hospitals and Hiring of 4,500 Healthcare Workers
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited the Health Ministry on April 2, announcing that his SYRIZA-led government will improve public health care in the country through the abolition of a compulsory 5-euro fee for treatment and the hiring of...
Greece
Greek Health Ministry Withdraws Nurses' Prescription Decree After Reactions
Greek Health Minister Makis Voridis has finally decided to withdraw his decree allowing nurses to prescribe drugs and medical supplies to patients, just three days ahead of the critical January 25 general elections and after fierce reactions from healthcare employees, including...
Economy
Health Cuts Endanger Lives on Greek Island
The health cuts implemented due to the economic crisis have created situations of life and death on the island of Samos, according to a feature article in Medical Xpress.
Samos, in the eastern Aegean Sea, has a population of 30,000....
Greece
Finland Offers 18,000 Jobs in Health Sector, No Interest From Greeks
Eighteen thousand job positions in its Health services offers Finland, with an average salary of 6,000 euros per month, along with free Finnish lessons, transport and facilitation, even assistance in finding suitable schools for children, but still the interest from...
Greece
Greek Health Minister Voridis: Tougher Penalties for Reneger Doctors
His will to impose tougher penalties for offenses related to the health sector announced earlier today Greek Health Minister Makis Voridis, noting that instances of patients' blackmailing or doctors' bribery, which are currently categorized as misdemeanors, will be treated as...