In a few weeks it is expected to start the anti -obesity program, he told Skai.grDeputy Minister of Health, Irene Agapidakis.

This is a free visit to a specialist physician as well as free medicines, to those diagnosed with a serious obesity problem announced by the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in his Sunday post.

The criteria – who concerns

The criteria of the obesity program will be strict, as Ms. Agapidakis pointed out and will concern cases where there is a pathogenic obesity with a body mass index of 40 and over or 35 with serious health problems such as sleep apnea or cardiovascular issues.

In these cases people can receive free of charge new obesity drugs after examination by a specialist; such as endocrinologist (or possibly a pathologist) and continuous medical monitoring as well as parallel support from a nutritionist. She emphasized that if one leaves the nutritionist, the drug would automatically be interrupted. “It is important to have a comprehensive therapeutic framework, namely medical monitoring and nutrition support and to combine nutrition and medicines.”The Deputy Minister of Health said.

The procedure

It is noted that the obesity program is provided under the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program and in particular the program ‘I am overlapping’ cardiovascular risk. Thus, the blood tests are initially done, then the doctor proceeds to evaluate cardiovascular risk, evaluates the body mass index and receives a complete history. This procedure will also include people’s references to free access to medicines and nutrition services to tackle obesity. What these medicines and other details will be will be determined by the experts of the Public Health Experts Committee, as the Deputy Minister of Health noted.

The Prime Minister’s post

It is recalled that the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, announced a free visit to an endocrinologist as well as free drugs to those who are diagnosed with a serious obesity problem.

“I am addressing another personal appeal: Don’t neglect the preventive exams. Use the “I AM” program »the Prime Minister points out in the post and adds:

“Through the program” CONDUCT “the cardiovascular risk, we give yet another possibility: citizens who are identified in these tests with a serious obesity problem will be able to visit free endocrinologist and also take free obesity medicines.”

What about the program to prevent and address cardiovascular risk

With the national program for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular risk, the aim is to detect and diagnose dangerous cardiovascular events by evaluating basic risk factors.

The program with the provision of free preventive laboratory tests is aimed at all citizens from 30 to 70 years of age, whether they are insured or uninsured.

Free preventive laboratory tests include:

  • Total Cholesterol (Tchol)
  • Cholesterol of low density lipoproteins (LDL-C)
  • Cholesterol of high density lipoproteins (HDL-C)
  • Triglycerides (TGS)
  • Blood sugar – glucose (CL)
  • General blood
  • Determination of lipoprotein A {lp (a)}.
  • Medical Visit to Personal Doctor, Private Cardiologist Specialty, General Practitioner or Pathologist
  • In the event of findings, cardiac examination for the presence or absence of coronary heart disease.
  • In the case of findings, cardiac examination ischemia with stress echo and Contrast Echo or myocardial scintigraphy.

Beneficiaries of the program who have activated intangible prescription will gradually receive the intangible referral for free preventive exams.

Those who have not activated the intangible prescription can, using their AMKA, contact any cooperating center of their area (public or private) and close their appointment for the program examination, without any financial burden of “cooperating examinations”.

You don’t need any prescription. Beneficiaries will receive their referral ready and all they have to do is make their appointment, easily and quickly.