Direct Interest from the Commissioner of the Council of Europe on MCCH’s Health Monitoring Efforts

Helliniko 24 July 2013

PRESS RELEASE

Direct Interest from the Commissioner of the Council of Europe on MCCH’s Health Monitoring Efforts 

Direct, substantial and promising was the response that MCCH received from the office of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Mr Nils Muižnieks.  He sent this response just one week after the announcement of our initiative to create an "Observatory of Health Issues”.  This is an attempt to monitor and create a comprehensive record of what the uninsured, unemployed and destitute citizens face while trying to access public health services.  Their access to the public health has been severely compromised as the result of the application of austerity policies. 

Commissioner Mr Nils Muižnieks clearly states in his message that focuses on the respect for human rights in our country, and that he looks forward to seeing the information we gather.  The letter from his office is as follows: 

« Dear Sir, dear Madam, 

The Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Nils Muižnieks, thanks you for your communication and instructed me to reply on his behalf. He notes with interest the establishment of an “Observatory on Health Matters” and looks forward to receiving further information from you on the human rights situation in Greece. He will continue to pay careful attention to the human rights situation in your country.

Yours sincerely, 

Françoise Kempf
Adviser
Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights
Conseil de l'Europe/Council of Europe
F-67075 Strasbourg cedex
France»