
Greece’s public healthcare near crisis point over shortages
How a shortage of staff and medical equipment is crippling Greece’s public health system.
Doing with almost a quarter of what Greece used to spend on its public healthcare, doctors say hospital waiting rooms are turning into scenes of chaos because of a severe shortage of staff.
Surgical supplies are running out and some operations are being postponed, they have cautioned.
Al Jazeera’s John Psaropoulos reports from the town of Patra.
Published On 27 Dec 2018