Austerity has wounded public health in EU bailout countries – Greece worst of all

The author argues that until the eurozone rewrites its rules for membership and balances the pursuit of fiscal prudence and debt repayment with sustainable economic growth and social cohesion, the health of its most vulnerable citizens will continue to suffer. She looks, in particular, at the situation in Ireland and Greece.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Doctors launch awareness campaign on ‘apocalyptic’ Greek healthcare http://www.europeansources.info/record/doctors-launch-awareness-campaign-on-apocalyptic-greek-healthcare/

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