The Paradox of Greek Health: From Global Downfall to Crisis and its Lessons
Before the economic crisis of 2009, the Greek health system presented an interesting paradox. The World Health Organization (WHO) in its 2000 assessment ranked it as the 14th worldwide, surpassing countries with a high standard of living [2, 3]. However, this impressively strong position concealed deep structural failures, which were revealed forcefully when the debt crisis struck the country.