Lung Cancer in Greece
- Δημιουργηθηκε στις Τετάρτη, 04 Αυγούστου 2021 09:26
Greece is a South European country, located at the east part of the Mediterranean basin and the southern edge of the Balcan Peninsula, with a population of 10,720,000 in 2019.
In the past decade, Greece’s mixed economy has gradually recovered from the financial deficit crisis that burst out in 2009 and led to the supervised funding of the country from the European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund for several years. With a nominal per capita income of U.S. $31,413 in 2019 (adjusted to purchasing power parity), Greece has now reached approximately two-thirds of the EU- 28 average.1 Nevertheless, the economic depression has significantly affected health care investments and funding.
The Greek health care model is mixed, with the public sector mainly financed through compulsory social insurance, covering approximately 90% of the population, whereas a substantial number of beneficiaries also profit from private insurance funding, which is gradually growing.