Medical Association of Athens

The Medical Association of Athens (ISA) has filed a complaint against optical shops for conducting examinations that must only be performed by qualified ophthalmologists. It said messages have come to its attention on social media in which opticians-optometrists invite citizens to have their eyes examined for various conditions. 

As the government prepares for the next phase of easing the restrictions imposed in March to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a new survey has shown that more than a third of Greeks claim not to be concerned about the risks posed by the pandemic, while two in 10 believe that the restrictions imposed by the government were too strict. 

There have been no cases of coronavirus infections in Greece, the Medical Association of Athens (ISA) said Tuesday.

The association said it is closely monitoring the spread of the virus from China and the transmissions reported in the US, Asia and Europe.

Private medical centres have announced they will go an indefinite strike as of June 10 to protest against the high cuts in their earnings as a result of the compulsory deductions they are required to make to the country's main healthcare provider, EOPYY.

One in two citizens struggles to cover the cost of their healthcare, including medicines, while eight in 10 pay out of their own their pockets for medical tests and visits to doctors, according to the results of a survey carried out by Alco for the Medical Association of Athens (ISA).

Cancer patients needing radiotherapy treatment must wait up to three weeks for treatment at Attica's public hospitals due to understaffing, doctors say, noting that lives could be saved with the hiring of just 25 technicians.

The Medical Association of Athens (ISA) and the union of Greek hospital workers, known by its acronym POEDIN, have complained following the injury of a doctor at the Ippokrateio hospital when the elevator he was in plunged several floors.

The ISA referred to an "unprecedented incident which points to the collapse of the National Health Service due to underfunding and understaffing."