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PM Mitsotakis Introduces Greece's First Comprehensive Public Health and Prevention Programme in Parliament

In a historic address to the Greek Parliament, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis unveiled a transformative draft law on public health.

2 months ago

EOPYY to Review Prescription Practices Going Back to 2014, Says Governor

The National Organization for Provision of Health Services (EOPYY) will investigate online medical prescriptions dating back to 2014, targeting excessive…

3 months ago

Greece Cracks Down on Violence Against Medical Workers

Greece is taking a strong stance against violence towards healthcare workers with the upcoming enforcement of stricter penalties in the…

11 months ago

Strict protocols for returning unvaccinated Greek medical staff

Strict protocols as of January 1, 2023 are to be implemented on unvaccinated doctors and nursing staff who are returning…

2 years ago

New digital health booking platform launched in Greece

The 'finddoctors.gov.gr' platform launched today, making it easier for citizens to use a new digital appointment system when seeking primary…

3 years ago

Anti-vaxxers bribe doctors for a fake vaccination but end up with actual vaccine instead

Fake vaccinations have allegedly been offered in dozens of vaccination centres throughout Greece, media reported last Sunday. The going fee…

3 years ago

30% of Greeks vaccinated

Approximately 31% of Greeks have been vaccinated for the coronavirus, while a 43% has been inoculated with at least one…

4 years ago

Giannis Savvidakis' song for Covid-19 pandemic heroes (VIDEO)

In a hope-filled new song, Greek singer Giannis Savvidakis has paid tribute to health heroes who have been battling the COVID-19…

4 years ago

272 new vaccination centres to open across Greece in April

Two hundred and seventy-two vaccination centres will open across Greece on April 1, Health Secretary General for Primary Health Care…

4 years ago

Greece calls for private doctors to help in public hospitals

Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias repeated his appeal for private doctors to volunteer to help public hospitals cope with the burden…

4 years ago

8-year-old who developed rare complication from covid-19 leaves ICU

Doctors and nurses at the University Hospital of Rio, Patras, celebrated the recovery of an eight-year-old boy with Covid-19 who…

4 years ago

Christmas Tree illuminated at AHEPA University Hospital (VIDEO)

In the presence of frontline workers, a large Christmas tree was illuminated in front of the AHEPA University General Hospital…

4 years ago

Stavros Niarchos Foundation gifts €15 million to hospitals in Greece

At an event to honour the Stavros Niarchos Foundation's (SNF) Global Relief Initiative for the Covid-19 Pandemic, Greek Prime Minister…

5 years ago

Kos sends message to the "heroes with masks" (VIDEO)

The Greek island of Kos, the birthplace of Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, has dedicated a short video to Greece’s…

5 years ago

Qatar Airways to give away 100,000 tickets to frontline healthcare professionals

Qatar Airways is gifting 100,000 free tickets to frontline healthcare professionals to say thank you for their heroic work during…

5 years ago

The Guardian's tribute to the heroic Greek doctors at Athens' Sotiria Hospital (VIDEO)

The Guardian, a British daily newspaper, has paid tribute to the way in which Greece dealt with the coronavirus pandemic,…

5 years ago

Russian and Ukranian Doctors gifted with free holidays to Greece

Russian and Ukrainian doctors that are currently on the frontline fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic, will get free holidays to…

5 years ago

Airbnb accommodating frontline workers in Greece

Global short-term rental platform Airbnb on Wednesday announced its collaboration with Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) to provide doctors…

5 years ago

Doctors and nurses on coronavirus frontline share powerful message

Not all heroes wear capes and in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the real heroes wear scrubs. Health care workers…

5 years ago

Greece calls for health volunteers to help during coronavirus crisis

  Greece on Monday put out a call for health volunteers to help combat the spread of the coronavirus. "The…

5 years ago