Andreas Xanthos
House turns down ND proposal for investigation into three ministers
As expected, Parliament rejected late on Thursday a proposal by conservative New Democracy for a parliamentary inquiry into whether former health ministers Panayiotis Kouroublis and Andreas Xanthos, as well as Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis, are guilty of breaches.
ND proposal for probe into 3 former health ministers being debated in Parliament
A proposal by conservative New Democracy for a parliamentary inquiry into whether former health ministers Panagiotis Kouroublis and Andreas Xanthos, as well as alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis, are guilty of breaches of faith was being discussed in the Greek Parliament on Thursday.
ND submits proposal for inquiry into three ministers
The main conservative opposition party New Democracy on Wednesday submitted to Parliament its proposal for the formation of an investigative committee to probe whether former health ministers Panayiotis Kouroublis and Andreas Xanthos, as well as Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis, are guilty of breaches of faith.
ND wants preliminary inquiry into Kouroublis, Xanthos and Polakis
Greece's conservative opposition was to submit on Tuesday a proposal for the formation of an investigative committee to conduct a preliminary inquiry into whether former health ministers Panagiotis Kouroublis and Andreas Xanthos, as well as alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis, are guilty of breaches of faith.
Draft bill lays down rules for medical cannabis producers
A draft bill laying the ground rules governing cannabis production in Greece was submitted to Parliament on Wednesday.
The bill, a document prepared jointly by officials at the Health, Economy, Agriculture and Justice ministries, seeks to end the country's reliance on foreign imports of medical cannabis.
Disgruntled hospital workers barge into ministry, interrupt meeting
Some 50 to 60 members of the union representing Greece's public hospital workers, POEDIN, on Thursday barged into the Health Ministry and made it to the ministry's amphitheater, where Health Minister Andreas Xanthos and his alternate, Pavlos Polakis, were meeting with other unionists.
Niarchos Foundation donates more than 200 mln for health services
Construction of two new hospitals will be able to get under way thanks to a donation of more than 200 million euros made by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) to help the country's ailing health system.
Jobs at new health units fail to attract required interest
There has been an underwhelming response to the call for doctors to staff the new local health units being created by the government, which is blaming the lack of interest on the high number of healthcare professionals that have left the country.
Health authorities warn against exposure at beaches affected by spill
Greece's Center for Disease Prevention and Control (KEELPNO) on Friday issued a public health warning, advising citizens and visitors to avoid exposure to areas affected by last weekend's oil spill in the Saronic Gulf.
Health Ministry decision gives patients access to pioneering drugs
Health Minister Andreas Xanthos has issued a circular allowing patients and doctors to request imports of pioneering drugs that are not on the EOPYY national health insurance organization's approved list when the medicines in question are for treating a life-threatening or debilitating illness.