Helliniko 6 August 2013
PRESS RELEASE
Urgent Appeal to Laiko Hospital and the Ministry of
Health
A 53 year old INSURED cancer patient STILL
does not have the medication essential to continue his therapy. We wrote about this issue a few days ago, but
unfortunately the situation is not resolved.
Last week we issued an appeal to the Ministry of Health and Laiko
hospital regarding this patient. On
Friday 2 Aug 2013, the patient spoke by telephone to those responsible at Laiko
hospital. They promised that the patient
would have his medication by mid-day on the same day. As of Tuesday 6 August the patient still does
not have his medication. The hospital
informs him that he may have to wait until Friday 9 August before he can start
his therapy.
Can the Laiko Hospital and the Minister of
Health please tell us why an INSURED citizen has been put in harm’s way in this
manner? Why is it impossible for him to
receive the medication that he needs?
And if the Public Health System reacts to
the needs of the insured in this way (this patient is not the only such case)
then what about the uninsured? What kind
of assistance are they getting?
We and the other volunteer community
clinics have a clear picture of what’s happening to them because we each treat,
daily, dozens of uninsured and desperate patients. On behalf of the Greek people we ask the
Ministry of Health, loud and clear, for an answer. How will this situation be resolved?
For further information regarding the
appeal that we made on behalf of this cancer patient, you can read here: http://mki-ellinikou.blogspot.gr/2013/08/blog-post.html in Greek and http://mkie-foreign.blogspot.gr/2013/08/an-insured-cancer-patient-finds-it.html
for English.
