The three crises that began in 2009 and continue to this day brought to the Greeks a tripling of household impoverishment, catastrophic costs and unmet medical needs: the economic crisis, the health crisis of the pandemic and the energy crisis.
Greece has the lowest quality of life index of all the EU member states, with more than 1 in 3 Greeks (36%) living with a low quality of life, while Romania is in second place and in fourth place Poland. In fact, people in Romania live fewer years of healthy survival (59.9 years) compared to the rest of the EU. (64 years).
The utilization of traditional Chinese medicine practices in the field of Health and Wellness Tourism, the interconnection of university and hospital institutions in Greece and China, the exchange of know-how and broad synergies on issues such as artificial insemination, were at the center of the meetings held by the governor of Attica and Athens Doctor's Association president Giorgos Patoulis with Chinese officials and academics during his two-day visit to Hefei, capital of Anhui province.