title: Greek's health, waiting for the 'deus ex machina'.
abstract: Greece from May 2010 has been following Troika's (European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund) austere policies in all over the public finance sector. Troika's instructions which are adopted by the politicians resulted to depressed and weak citizens. The consequences in health care sector are becoming visible across the society. A big part of Greek's society is uninsured without any access to public health care system. The vulnerable social groups confront catastrophic health care expenditures and impoverishment with no social net protection. Greeks are paying the price of their irrational way of living. The current paper has gathered from the literature the early effects of the implementation of these policies on public health and healthcare.
authors.affiliation: Freelance science writer, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fanourgiakis
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kanoupakis
mesh_terms: D057172:Economic Recession / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000191:economics; D033161:Government Regulation; D006115:Greece; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011203:Poverty; D017150:Public Sector / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Greece; austerity measure; economic adjustment program; economic crisis; inequalities in health