The Germans, the ruins of Public Health and the Greek pharmaceutical industry

This interpretation appears so simple and unexpectedly cynical, after the decisions of coalition which destroyed the Greek Public Health and caused huge waves of social anger in Greece.

In particular, Germany openly admits what the Greek government has long been trying to hide regarding our health system, which is in borderline state. The Greek health system is understaffed and underfunded, the same time that there are millions uninsured, and doctors and nurses are fighting every day for decent treatment for citizens.

The German representative for reforms Wolfgang Tseler, speaking at Deutsche Welle, said it clearly and more or less described the situation in health as catastrophic.
Mr. Tseler states that "the Greek patient is gravely ill" and things can be different, as the NHS bleeds daily with reduced budgets and the Primary Health Care (RPHL) has lack of doctors since they have turned their back in it.

"I have the impression that most people do not really know how bad is the situation, among them there are politicians," said a German politician. Right after he clarified that "to avoid misunderstandings, the new Minister of Health, as its predecessor, but also the Prime Minister Samaras, have political strategy and willingness to offer. This is my great hope."

In this point someone can wonder whether Mr. Tseler had the opportunity to be informed that the former Health Minister, Adonis Georgiadis, -according to all health institutions- was "the ultimate executioner of health in Greece" and the fronts which he had created with doctors, associations, pharmacists and health providers was impossible to close and for this reason, he was ceased by the Prime Minister, in the recent reshuffle in June.

The German official was particularly talkative on the issue of generic, noting that Greek manufacturers of medicines are a great opportunity for the health system, urging us to implement even more intensively the prescribing of generics, which can save significant amounts in system health.

No need to tell the German officer, has already been said and is certified by major organizations such as the international Mc Kinsey and FEIR that the Greek pharmaceutical industry can support the Greek economy and has proved that in the years of the crisis was an important stronghold. Unlike other industries, the Greek pharmaceutical industry, preserve jobs and made a series of investments that the other large and traditional industrial sectors would envy.

The use of generics is not at the expense of quality, he says, noting that "it is the same active substance, but by another company. And if there are doubts about the safety of the drugs that are been produced in other continents, we can procure generic from the European market, which is guaranteed. "

The German politician mentioned in detail on funding for hospitals and he proposed, to implemented, as in Germany, the Therapeutic Protocols, describing them as a "proven and successful recipe".

This is the system of the flat rate cost of a surgery or a treatment with a specific amount so that the hospital to know the amount that will collect from the insurance company. These amounts are adjusted periodically so as to reflect actual costs. It is a process that cannot be applied from one day to another, warns B. Tseler. Need for dialogue with all

Health organizations, but the Ministry of Health sees the proposal very positively.

The German government uses all the methods and ways to continuously pass its agenda, while it is obvious, that now that they see the disaster they are proposing their own solutions, according to the statements of Mr. Tseler, who confirmed the things that experience the Greek society in years.