An article in German newspaper Handesblatt features an extensicve article on the sorry state of the Greek emergency rescue service notes that some of the ambulances have mileage comparable to athree trips from the earth to the moon!

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) announced it is donating 143 modern ambulances to the National Emergency Center (EKAV) and undertaking their full maintenance for the next eight years, as part of its initiative against the economic crisis and aside for its regular community action.