Health system in the spotlight after government reforms falter

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Health, New Democracy, PASOK-KINAL, Reforms
Photo by Panayiotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos
Photo by Panayiotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

The government is under pressure to address gaps in the public healthcare system as recent measures meet resistance from hospital staff and opposition parties highlight what they claim is a policy of deliberate neglect.

On a recent visit to the local hospital on the remote island of Leros, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis was booed by locals demanding more spending to cover gaps in local healthcare. Earlier, the island’s mayor said in a statement that it was “a medica...

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