Reality strikes: Healthcare a 'privilege' in Greece after cuts: Healthcare in Greece risks becoming a privilege after two years of sweeping budget cuts imposed by the authorities in their desperate effort to slash bills and steady the finances, experts warn.
With public health spending at around 10 billion euros, 25 percent lower than in 2009, staying healthy "risks becoming a privilege," says Haralambos Economou, a sociology professor at Panteion University in Athens.
Two years of biting austerity have left Greece in a fifth year of recession with over a million people officially unemployed, some 20 percent of the workforce.
Healthcare experts argue that up to 10 percent of the population now has to dig into their dwindling savings if they need treatment.
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