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A German Article Praised Greek Health Care. Greeks Know It Is More Complicated
A German article praised Greece’s health system over Germany’s. Greeks can take some satisfaction, but the reality of public hospitals, private costs, and exhausted staff is more complicated.
Greece Didn’t “Lose” 5,400 Doctors. Here’s What the Number Actually Shows
The claim that Greece lost 5,400 doctors is widely repeated, but the data tells a more complex story about mobility, return, and how the system works.
For Some Americans, IVF Means a Trip to Greece
As IVF costs rise and access tightens in the US and UK, more patients are turning to Greece for treatment. Lower prices, fewer delays, and a growing network of clinics are reshaping the path to…
How Greece Is Using AI to Rethink Access to Public Healthcare
Greece has launched a national AI initiative to improve access to public healthcare, starting with the country’s main health information line.
Retiring in Greece: What Greek Americans Should Know About the FIP Visa and the Golden Visa
A clear guide for Greek Americans considering retirement in Greece, comparing the FIP visa and Golden Visa, residency requirements, healthcare, and long-term options.
When AHEPA Built Greece a Hospital
In 1947, Philadelphia’s AHEPA chapters joined a nationwide effort to build a hospital in Thessaloniki. What began with church banquets and community fundraisers became the AHEPA University General Hospital, still treating patients and training doctors…
AHEPA Donates $30,000 to Support Public Health in Greece amid COVID-19
The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA) will donate $30,000 to an Athens-based research center working to support the public health of the people of Greece in response to the coronavirus pandemic, announced…
Paula Katsikis Konstantinides, A Nurse In The Time Of Covid-19
Never has there been a time when we have more respect, appreciation, and genuine gratitude towards healthcare workers than now, especially during Nurses Week (May 7-12). The coronavirus, COVID-19, has cast a spotlight on a…
My Kingdom For A Mask, The Story Of A Pandemic, A Shortage, And A Man On A Mission
Masks! Masks! Masks! Every healthcare worker has been pleading and begging for them, and politicians are proclaiming; my kingdom for a mask! In some states, you cannot walk into a grocery store or any other…
Dr. Leo Iliadis, On The Front Line Of Coronavirus
In the year 2020, the term “front line” took on an entirely new meaning. No longer is the front line describing only our brave men and women serving in the United States armed forces around…
Dr. Theoklis Zaoutis – Raising Awareness for Greek Hospitals
Philadelphia, PA – “Three thousand Greek citizens die every year of hospital acquired infections, to the tune of 1.2 billion euros per year to the Greek healthcare system”, says Dr. Theoklis Zaoutis . The problem…
