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Respiratory challenges in Greece Today

The rise in respiratory diseases recorded in recent years is directly linked to climate change. The latest example is the African dust that suffocated the whole of Greece more intensely than ever and sent hundreds of our fellow citizens to the hospitals, while it made breathing difficult for thousands of others

National Partners

  • Hellenic thoracic society
  • Breath: Greek Lung Disease Patients Association
  • Humane: NGO empowering disabled, patients & civilians
  • National Public Health Organization  
  • School of Medicine of the University of Athens
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Multistakeholders alliance

The mission of the Hellenic Thoracic Society is the promotion and advancement of knowledge in matters related to the function and diseases of the respiratory system.

The role in the Greek Respiratory Coalition is to have the scientific responsibility of the project, the documentation of the interventions, and the training of the health professionals

The mission of the Greek Lung  Patients Association is to support patient’s rights in Greece and support them in health care services.

The role of the alliance is to empower respiratory patients

The mission of the National Public Health Organization is to protect and improve the health and increase the life expectancy of the Greek population.

The role is to implement actions of the GRC in the greek health care system

The School of Medicine of the University of Athens’s mission is to educate future doctors by offering students a 6-year course with the following Departments: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Forensic Medicine-Toxicology, Histology and Embryology, Hygiene– Epidemiology, Medical Physics, Microbiology, Pathology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Physiology.

The alliance’s role is to support Greek physicians to have an active role.

The mission of the Humane Empowering People (NGO) is to support patients’ & disabled people’s rights in Greece and support them in every aspect of social life.

The role of the alliance is to empower citizens regarding the lung health and dissemination of the GRC actions

National Partners

Greek Respiratory Coalition
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