The protection of public health starts with prevention: This is the priority of the Ministry of Health in the first half of 2022, as described by the Minister of Health, Thanos Plevris at a working meeting at the headquarters of New Democracy on the actions of the ministry regarding prevention, which was attended by heads of scientific societies, health officials and representatives of patient associations.
The Minister, after emphasizing that we are moving from the planning and preparation phase to specific operations, set as a priority for the ministry for the first half of 2022 to start the program of preventive examinations and stated in this regard: “The breast cancer control program “, recently announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, will make it possible for all women aged 50-69 to have free and timely access to breast cancer screening tests.”
For his part, the Secretary of the Political Committee of New Democracy, George Stergiou, noted in his introductory position: implementation of the anti-smoking law immediately after assuming government responsibility. Now that, because of the pandemic, more than ever before, citizens are realizing the crucial role of protective equipment, diagnostic tests and vaccines in shielding their health, we are accelerating our pace of implementing prevention programs for a range of diseases, first and foremost cancer. breast. “
The meeting was attended by, among others, the president of the Hellenic Cancer Society Evangelos Filopoulos, the president of the Panhellenic Diabetes Association Dimitris Sykiotis, the director of Cardiology at the “Elpis” Hospital Athanasios Trikas, the president of the Panologia Society of Oncologists Zathonas The Federation of Freelance Pediatricians Costas Daloukas, the director of AMKE “Karkinaki” for cancer in childhood and adolescence Menia Koukougianni, the representative of the Association of Cancer Patients KEFI. Maria Papageorgiou, the representative of the Hellenic Patients Association Vasiliki Maraka, the member of the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Disease Outbreak George Glaros, the president of the Association of HIV-positive people “Positive Voice” Nikos Dedes and the general secretary of Hellenic Medicine
The coordination was the head of the Health Department of New Democracy Vassilis Theodoulidis and the secretary of Quality of Life and Volunteering Pisti Krystallidou. Also present were ND Program Secretary Dimitris Papagelopoulos and Scientific Institutions Secretary Simos Psomiadis.
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