Critically low on staff, medicine, even gloves, after five years of austerity Greece’s state-run hospitals and clinics rely on volunteer medics and patience of patientsAbove a dark, tatty arcade of wholesale button traders and empty shop fronts in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, one mother was rocking a sick baby and another was carrying a toddler as they waited to see a volunteer paediatrician in the brightly painted clinic run by the Greek branch of the NGO Doctors of the World.“We’re already facing a humanitarian crisis in Greece,” said Sofia Garane who runs the clinic. “Of all the damage done during the last five years, healthcare has been hit the worst.” Related: Greek crisis: Government agrees reform measures - live updates Because of the crisis of the past few days, they can’t find their medicines, such as diabetes or blood pressure drugsThere has been a tremendous effort to put the needs of patients first, but now there are signs of burnout in doctors Continue reading...
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