Helliniko 21
November 2012
The Metropolitan
Community Clinic at Helliniko has been struggling daily for a whole year
against the exclusion of the uninsured, the poor, the jobless citizens in our
midst from a chance to have health care.
Not surprisingly, their slogan is “Let no one be alone in a
crisis.” They have been able to achieve
this – with the help of the Municipality of Hellinko and Argyroupolis – by
turning to volunteer doctors, dentists, pharmacists, physiotherapists and other
volunteer supporters and helpers.
Today is an important day because, two years after the
austerity measures of the “memorandum” the way is open to make public health
care an indisputable goal.
Today, at the recommendation of our clinic, for the first
time, an uninsured individual has been admitted to a public hospital officially, without his having to pay
for any expenses.
At the request of MCCH the Board of Sysmonoglio Hospital
decided just last week to accept our uninsured and poor patients who need
additional health care. The decision was
made yesterday and today. in fact, a 47 year old woman, uninsured and having
serious health problems, was admitted.
She needed immediate attention that only a hospital can provide.
It is an important victory of being humane and standing
together
