Hygiene

The outdoor areas in the center of Rhodes have turned into public health hazards, as large volumes of garbage have accumulated in parks where migrants have set up temporary camps.

In just 18 months, a pioneering program in Greece has averted approximately 60 deaths and 500 hospital-acquired infections, officials report. Launched in late 2021, the initiative targets a common yet often deadly complication in hospitals: central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI).

Education Minister Yusuf Tekin announced that thousands of additional staff will be swiftly hired this week to address the escalating hygiene and cleanliness issues plaguing schools nationwide for weeks.

The creation of the Municipal Cleanliness Police to monitor the daily schedule for the collection of waste and the cleaning of the city was announced by local authorities on Monday.

Speaking to Athens 9.84 radio, Deputy Mayor for Cleanliness and Recycling of the Municipality of Athens Roxani Bei stressed that the role of the police will not be to collect fines, but advisory.

Companies are now making toys not for children but for grown-ups, baby food companies are active in special and clinical nutrition products for adults, with some targeting those with diabetes and others offering nutritional supplements, while some that manufacture baby wipes are now producing incontinence diapers instead of baby nappies.

According to preliminary lab tests, the gastroenteritis cases in the areas of Rizomylos and Stefanovikeio, in central Greece, were caused by contamination in the water network, EODY announced on Monday. 

In essence, the life of a pirate was far from luxurious, particularly concerning hygiene and sanitation

The island’s Indigenous community of fewer than 2,000 souls scrapes by without potable water or sanitation

Four out of ten doctors and nurses do not follow simple hygiene rules when examining adult inpatients - In contrast, 9 out of 10 comply with hand hygiene in paediatric hospitals

"From Friday onward, when the package of measures we have taken to deal with soaring prices will be implemented in its entirety, we will see prices that are up to 15% lower in important product categories.