Athens Medical Association

Greece has among the highest antibiotics consumption among EU countries, ranking third in 2021 behind Romania and Bulgaria, with three times the consumption of Austria, which is last in the rankings.

The Athens Medical Association (ISA) sounded the alarm on Monday over an ever-increasing number of complaints that non-physicians are performing invasive medical procedures. 

A new four-digit number, 1110, was activated for callers who wish to report price-gouging of medical supplies and to ask for coronavirus information, the Region of Attica and the Athens Medical Association reported on Wednesday.

Doctors registered in Athens were asked by the Attica Region and Athens Medical Association (AMA) on Wednesday to join a newly simplified telemedicine platform called Doctor Next2Me and participate in the chain of support for Covid-19 patients.

More than 18,000 Greek doctors have moved abroad since the outbreak of the crisis, according to a study from the Athens Medical Association (ISA), which also shows that the trend continued, albeit at a slower rate, in 2019.

The Athens Medical Association (ISA) has renewed its call to the public to take all the necessary precautions as the West Nile Virus continues to spread across the country.
According to the latest data, the number of infections has risen to 96 while the death toll has climbed to 10.

The Athens Medical Association (ISA) is urging the public to take all necessary precautions in view of the spread of West Nile virus.
In a statement Friday, ISA advised people to spray insect repellent on their skin and clothing, and to use mosquito nets, fans or air conditioners and yellow bug lights.

The Athens Medical Association (ISA) has expressed concern about the spread of West Nile virus and is urging the public to take all necessary precautions.
In a statement, it noted that there were 316 reported cases of the mosquito-borne infection last year, and that 50 of them were fatal. Most of the deaths, it said, were recorded in Attica.

The Athens Medical Association (ISA) has expressed concern after the National Public Health Organization confirmed last Friday that two people have been infected with the West Nile Virus so far this year - in northern Greece's Katerini and Xanthi regions.

The International Health Tourism Center (IHTC) is organizing a health pilgrimage on Tuesday to the island of Kos in the Dodecanese, the birthplace of Hippocrates.