Assistive technology

Coverage of the entire Greek adult population with a Personal Physician, the start of free visits to pediatricians for 530,000 children, and the provision of a financial incentive for young doctors to choose the specialties of General Medicine or Internal Medicine, among others, is provided for in the Health Ministry’s bill on Primary Health Care.

Technology is being transformed into benefit in cooperation with Türk Telekom and the General Directorate of State Theaters Istanbul State Theater. The new social responsibility project, titled "Accessible Theater," aims to increase the participation of visually and hearing-impaired individuals in cultural and artistic events.

The first international conference on active and healthy ageing was held in Ljubljana this week, addressing the subject of accessibility of healthcare in remote areas of the Adriatic-Ionian region and development of telemedicine through the lens of the international project SI4CARE. Participating countries signed an agreement for healthy ageing.

Albanian police have recently dismantled some 451 illegally erected CCTV cameras, which experts see as a worrying sign of the power of organised crime structures.

Virtual reality is increasingly being used to train health care providers, assist with pain management and provide telemedicine across the globe

Turkey has unveiled a guideline that regulates telehealth services to be provided by eligible institutions.

The system allows patients to receive remote health services from institutions, which should meet necessary technical criteria to offer such help.

"There is a great deal of distrust among colleagues. When they listened to us, we hoped that the flow of patients would start to decrease every day. Doctors feel abandoned in their jobs and patients look for them only when they are infected and worried about their health and for their loved ones. Colleagues are tired and demotivated. "

Telehealth, online doctor consultancy services and online patient follow-up are among the rapidly rising trends in Turkey, according to experts.

The family of former socialist minister and anti-junta activist Sifis Valyrakis who was found dead at sea on Sunday night has filed a lawsuit with the prosecutor of Halkida, Evia.

Turkey is preparing laws that will create the legal basis for telemedicine practices both in private and public hospitals.

Telemedicine is a medical practice which allows doctors to diagnose and monitor patients remotely by using telecommunications technology.