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In 7th Year Of Austerity, Greek Hospitals Have Become "Danger Zones"

In 7th Year Of Austerity, Greek Hospitals Have Become "Danger Zones"

It is not a secret and it is not new that public hospitals in Greece collapsed. As Keep TalkingGreece.com notes, the first budget cuts imposed with the first bailout agreement affected the public health. Seven years later, the situation goes from bad to worse in fast speed. The austerity freezing of hiring (1:7) ended up in severe shortages in medical and paramedical personnel. The sharp expenditure cuts deprive hospitals of spare parts and essential material.