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Greece Proposes 30 km/h Urban Speed Limit to Boost Road Safety

Greece proposes a 30 km/h speed limit in urban areas to improve road safety, reduce noise and air pollution, mirroring…

18 December 2024

Greece Faces Public Health and Tourism Crisis Due to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs

Greece faces a public health and tourism crisis due to the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs in its hospitals. High antibiotic…

24 November 2024

What is Mpox and Why Has the WHO Declared It a Global Health Emergency?

The World Health Organization has declared mpox a global public health emergency due to a surge in cases, particularly in…

15 August 2024

WHO to Host Athens Patients' Forum to Boost Health Care Quality

WHO/Europe, in collaboration with the Greek Patients Association, is hosting the first-ever Athens Patients’ Forum on September 20, 2024. The…

30 July 2024

Toddler Contracts H5N1 Bird Flu in India, Receives Intensive Care in Australia

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl tested positive for H5N1 bird flu after traveling to India and required intensive care treatment in Australia,…

8 June 2024

Greece's First Health Technology Assessment: A Leap in Healthcare Reform

The inaugural health technology assessment (HTA) in Greece took place at the Health Ministry yesterday, featuring participation from representatives of…

5 June 2024

The historical Spilopoulio building in Sotiria Hospital is now ODIPY's new HQ

ODIPY operates according to international standards and closely cooperates with the World Health Organization (WHO). For the next 50 years,…

11 April 2024

One in Five Alcoholic Drinks in Greece Could Be Illegal or Tampered With, Industry Group Warns

The Association of Alcoholic Beverage Companies (ENEAP) in Greece is raising concerns about the high level of illegal and adulterated…

15 March 2024

In which region of Greece is there a measles outbreak? The measures to come

An informal meeting is scheduled today at the Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY) to define the operational plan for…

2 February 2024

BREAKING: Italy reports first cases of contagious Chinese ‘white lung’ disease

Following an outbreak in China, cases have been spotted in the U.S, France, Netherlands and Denmark. Other countries like India,…

2 December 2023

New Covid variant named Eris by the WHO after the Greek goddess of discord and strife

New Covid vaccines from Pfizer, Modernaand Novavax will likely provide protection against the new “Eris” variant, now the dominant strain…

19 August 2023

Greek professor recognized at WHO annual awards for anti-smoking campaign efforts

Professor Panagiotis Behrakis, head of the Smoke Free Greece initiative of the Hellenic Cancer Society, was recognized by the World…

26 May 2023

WHO - Childhood obesity: Greece in the Top 10 fattest children under 5 worldwide list

The World Health Organization has warned about the alarming rate of childhood obesity, especially for those under five, with Greece…

24 May 2023

Tanzania confirms Marburg virus disease outbreak

Five people have died in Tanzania from the Marburg virus disease following an outbreak in the country’s north-west Kagera region,…

22 March 2023

Athens Wins International Award for its Drug Overdose Prevention and Antidote Policies

Athens' Mayor, Kostas Bakoyannis, has received one of five awards at the inaugural "Partnership for Healthy Cities" Summit ( PHC),…

17 March 2023

Greece aims for medical tourism under the guidance of the WHO

Greece's Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias attended and addressed the official opening on Monday of the European Centre of Excellence for…

22 March 2022

WHO appoints Deutsche Telekom to "standardise the issuing of QR codes" and to create a global vaccine passport

The World Health Organization wants to ‘facilitate’ its 194 member states to introduce digital vaccination certificates. To do so, it’s…

24 February 2022

EU advises further relaxing Covid travel rules for foreigners

European Union member countries agreed Tuesday that they should further facilitate tourist travel into the 27-nation bloc for people who…

23 February 2022

ATHENS: World Health Organisation and Greece hold high-level event on quality health care

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in partnership with the Greek government hosted a two day high level conference in Athens…

8 December 2021

I have a moral obligation to convince those over 60 to get vaccinated: Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted he had a moral duty to push for higher vaccination rates amongst the population,…

3 December 2021

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