Exclusion from Healthcare Services and the Emergence of New Stakeholders and Vulnerable Groups in Times of Economic Crisis: A Civil Society's Perspective in Greece

The exclusion from access to basic health services, medical examinations, hospital and pharmaceutical care has affected a large number of Greek citizens during the economic crisis. The first aim of this paper is to focus on the analysis of those new vulnerable groups who face access problems to heal...

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Main Author: Zafiropoulou Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2014-12-01
Series:Social Change Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/scr-2015-0003
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description The exclusion from access to basic health services, medical examinations, hospital and pharmaceutical care has affected a large number of Greek citizens during the economic crisis. The first aim of this paper is to focus on the analysis of those new vulnerable groups who face access problems to healthcare services. The second aim of the paper is to examine the new stakeholders and to explore the civil society's emerging initiatives.
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spelling doaj.art-a04f8d8d30ad4812826bd4ca421160a22022-12-21T21:59:47ZengSciendoSocial Change Review2068-80162014-12-0112214116010.1515/scr-2015-0003scr-2015-0003Exclusion from Healthcare Services and the Emergence of New Stakeholders and Vulnerable Groups in Times of Economic Crisis: A Civil Society's Perspective in GreeceZafiropoulou Maria0European Commission, Expert “Healthcare and Social Sector”The exclusion from access to basic health services, medical examinations, hospital and pharmaceutical care has affected a large number of Greek citizens during the economic crisis. The first aim of this paper is to focus on the analysis of those new vulnerable groups who face access problems to healthcare services. The second aim of the paper is to examine the new stakeholders and to explore the civil society's emerging initiatives.https://doi.org/10.1515/scr-2015-0003economic crisisexclusionhealthcarengosvulnerable groups
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Exclusion from Healthcare Services and the Emergence of New Stakeholders and Vulnerable Groups in Times of Economic Crisis: A Civil Society's Perspective in Greece
Social Change Review
economic crisis
exclusion
healthcare
ngos
vulnerable groups
title Exclusion from Healthcare Services and the Emergence of New Stakeholders and Vulnerable Groups in Times of Economic Crisis: A Civil Society's Perspective in Greece
title_full Exclusion from Healthcare Services and the Emergence of New Stakeholders and Vulnerable Groups in Times of Economic Crisis: A Civil Society's Perspective in Greece
title_fullStr Exclusion from Healthcare Services and the Emergence of New Stakeholders and Vulnerable Groups in Times of Economic Crisis: A Civil Society's Perspective in Greece
title_full_unstemmed Exclusion from Healthcare Services and the Emergence of New Stakeholders and Vulnerable Groups in Times of Economic Crisis: A Civil Society's Perspective in Greece
title_short Exclusion from Healthcare Services and the Emergence of New Stakeholders and Vulnerable Groups in Times of Economic Crisis: A Civil Society's Perspective in Greece
title_sort exclusion from healthcare services and the emergence of new stakeholders and vulnerable groups in times of economic crisis a civil society s perspective in greece
topic economic crisis
exclusion
healthcare
ngos
vulnerable groups
url https://doi.org/10.1515/scr-2015-0003
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