| Series Title | Kathimerini |
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| Series Details | 06.01.14 |
| Publication Date | 06/01/2014 |
| Content Type | News |
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The Greek minister for health, Adonis Georgiadis, has come under fire for introducing a new hospital fee from the beginning of 2014. However, in a surprise U-turn, the Greek government decided to scrap that controversial fee and pass it on instead to tobacco product prices. Greece's healthcare system has been under enormous pressure ever since the global financial crisis began in 2007. According to a report published on the 21 February 2014 by the the medical journal Lancet, a huge rise in suicides, HIV infections and infant mortality rates were just a few of the consequences on public health of Athens' spending cuts. On the 3 March 2014, the Greek health minister, Adonis Georgiadis, was criticised in the Parliament after defending the introduction of a new €5 hospital fee for admission to polyclinics. Mr. Georgiadis went on to defend austerity-driven health policy while speaking in Brussels later in the month. |
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| Source Link | http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_06/01/2014_534739 |
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| Subject Categories | Health |
| Countries / Regions | Greece |
