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Human Rights Commissioner calls for improvements to battered healthcare system

A report on Greece by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe has shown the severe impact of the country’s crisis on Greece’s healthcare sector as well as the health of Greeks.

Greek health care spending in the spotlight

By: Georgia Nakou

The world of Greek politics is being consumed by a price-fixing scandal centred on the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis, and its alleged links to senior Greek politicians between 2006-2015.

Survey shows that Greeks cut back on healthcare visits in 2017

Research by the National School of Public Health has revealed the changing habits of Greeks during the crisis when it comes to addressing their health problems.

Birth rate rises by 1.1 pct in 2016 but remains under 100,000

Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has released statistics which present an overview of demographics and societal trends in Greece in 2016.

Healthcare next stop for Tsipras amid Georgiou case fallout

A day after government MPs approved a draft law introducing changes to the way Greek universities are run, the coalition focussed on a healthcare bill that represents its latest attempt to show its voters that it is active in policy-making in areas that are not linked directly to the bailout.

Study finds contrasting trends in Greek health during crisis

The impact of the economic crisis in Greece on health has been more nuanced than previous reports suggested, research conducted by a team of British and Greek scientists has found.

Poverty rate jumped by over 40 pct during crisis, more than anywhere in EU

Greece saw its rate of poverty increase by more than 40 percent during the economic crisis, the highest jump in any EU state, according to a new German study that measures poverty in a “multidimensional” way.

Greece worst of 36 countries for patient rights in healthcare

Greek, along with Montenegrin, patients have the lowest level of patient rights and access to information among 36 countries in Europe, according to a new report.

Survey highlights strain on mental health in Greece amid financial pressure

Just over a third of the Greek population spends about three-quarters of their income on paying off bills and debts, while a further 15 percent spend almost all their income on the same expenses, according to research by the National School of Public Health (ESDY).

Greece below EU average in social protection, with pensioners getting lion's share

Greece spends proportionately less of its GDP on social protection than the EU average but gives more of a share of what it spends to pensioners than any other EU country, newly released data from Eurostat shows.