Category Public Health

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Articles and resources on how societies prevent disease, promote healthy living, and reduce health inequalities at community, national, and global levels. Topics include prevention, health promotion, policy, environment, and the social factors that shape people’s health

The Paradox of Greek Health: From Global Downfall to Crisis and its Lessons

A stormy seascape shows the Parthenon on a rocky cliff, partially under scaffolding and backed by modern hospital buildings, while charts and policy documents in Greek float in rough waves below and glowing medical crosses appear on distant islands at sunset.

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.