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Three-quarters of Greek workforce struggles to make ends meet

Just over three-quarters of the Greek workforce says it struggles to make ends meet, a rate more than double the EU average, according to a report by Eurofound, an EU agency that studies living and working conditions.

Greek Pharmaceuticals: The little pill with big potential

By: Omaira Gill

The Greek pharmaceutical industry has remained a relatively strong sector despite the crisis - it contributes around 2.8 billion euros to GDP annually, according to the Greek government, and is one of the few industries in Greece which expanded its companies and workforce during the crisis rather than reduced it.

Healthy eating and smoking on decline in Greece over last five years

Greeks ate vegetables and fruit, smoked cigarettes and drank less frequently in 2014 than five years previously, newly released health data has shown.

Greeks' health seen getting worse, negative feelings growing during crisis

The economic crisis has given rise to negative feelings such as insecurity, anxiety, fear, anger, frustration and sorrow among 44 percent of Greeks, with higher percentages recorded among people on low incomes, according to research conducted by the National School of Public Health (ESDY).

Total health spending down to 8.65 pct of GDP as public healthcare sees big drop

Total funding on health expenditure in Greece fell by just over one percentage point of GDP from 2009 and 2013, when it came down from 9.76 to 8.65 percent, according to revised data from the country’s statistics agencies that shows the drop is greater than previously reported.

Structural problems and dramatic drop in funding harm mental health care in Greece

Greece’s mental health and integration systems have been ranked among the worst in 30 European countries due to structural problems before the crisis and a drop in direct funding of 64 percent under austerity, a report published last month has found.

Shortcomings in healthcare seen at forefront of austerity impact in Greece

Healthcare has become one of the key issues in the Greek crisis: Not only is it a source of political friction but it also provides one of the clearest indications of the impact spending cuts have had.

Greece leads way in cutting spending on healthcare, finds OECD

Greece made the biggest reduction in its healthcare budget of any OECD country between 2009 and 2011, cutting spending by more than 11 percent, according to a report published on Thursday.