Geographical Locations - Greece

• (Statistical) Number of Inhabitants per Doctor: 303
• CIA World Factbook : Greece

Organisations and Networks

UN and Multinational

• WHO
  - WHO Country Profile - Greece
  - WHO - Tobacco Control: country profile: Greece
  - WHO - Environmental Burden of Disease: Country Profile – Greece
  - WHO – Progress in the Prevention of Injuries in the WHO European Region: Greece
• WHO Regional Office for Europe (EURO) in Copenhagen (Denmark)
• UNHCR - Greece

Government

• General Secretariat for Youth (GGMG)
• Hellenic Parliament
• Ministry of Employment and Social Protection
• Ministry of Health and Welfare

Non-Government

• Dental Association of Thessaloniki
• Educational Center for the Promotion of Public Health and the Prevention of Drug Abuse - The Educational Center for the Promotion of Health and the Prevention of Drug Abuse operates as a program of the University Mental Health Research Institute (UMHRI) since May 1995 and it was created with the collaboration and financing of the Organization Against Drugs (OKANA). This Center's activities are focused on the training qualified staff in the field of primary prevention and in developing scientific, educational and informational material needed for the implementation of prevention programs.
• Greek Council for Refugees
• Hellenic Heart Foundation
• Hellenic Red Cross
• Hellenic Society for the Study and Prevention of AIDS
• Medical Association of Athens
• Médecins du Monde - Grèce in Greek
• OKANA Organisation Against Drugs - OKANA’s works in the fields of prevention, treatment and social reintegration of people facing problems related to substance use. The organisation plans, promotes, coordinates and implements a national policy on prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts; addresses the drug problem at a national level, provides valid and documented information, and raises public awareness. It also establishes and effectively manages prevention centres, treatment units and social and professional reintegration centres.
• Panhellenic Medical Society
• Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals - "KETHEA (acronym for Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation that has been operating since 1983, when ITHAKI, the first Greek therapeutic community for drug addicts was established. On a daily basis, KETHEA offers its services to more than 2.800 persons (addicts and family members), thanks to a nation-wide network of services, which includes more than 70 units. KETHEA is also active in the fields of primary prevention, professional training and research."

Academic Institutions

• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School
• National Hellenic Research Foundation - The National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) is a multidisciplinary Research Centre established by Royal Decree on 9th October 1958. Its purpose is the organisation, finance and support of high-level research projects in the humanities and the natural sciences.
• National Organization for Medicines - The National Organization for Medicines (EOF) was established in 1983, with Act 1316, and is a public entity of the Ministry of Health. EOF mission is to ensure public health and safety with regard to the following products, marketed in Greece: medicinal products for human and veterinary use; medicated animal foods and food additives; foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses and food supplements; biocides medical devices and cosmetics.
• National School of Public Health
• University Mental Health Research Institute
• University of Athens
• University of Athens Faculty of Medicine
• University of Athens Department of Public Health
• University of Athens, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nutrition; Public Health & Nutrition and Nutritional Epidemiology Unit
• University of Crete Department of Social Medicine
• University of Crete Faculty of Medicine

National Policy and Related Documents

Reports, Guidelines, and Projects

• Health Care Systems in Transitions Profile - Greece 1996 - The Health Care Systems in Transition (HiT) profiles are country-based documents that provide an analytical description of the health care system and of any reform programmes under development. HiTs form the basis of the information system on health care systems and reforms at the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe).

Educational Resources

• Anthropos Greece
• CDC - Travel Information : Western Europe
• MedNet Hellas - MedNet Hellas is a project of the Athens Medical Society (AMS) aiming to facilitate the Greek medical community's engagement with cyberspace. Its major goals are to simplify the efforts of Greek doctors in locating the information and services offered by both Greek and foreign medical organisations and to promote the communication between the Greek doctors all over the World.