Under the slogan “We break the silence, we raise our voice for the people’s health”, numerous class workers’ unions, unions of doctors and medical staff, participate in today’s Action Day throughout Greece.
The Action Day on Healthcare has been an initiative of the Association of Hospital Doctors of Greece (OENGE) which has been in the front line of the struggle for the protection of the people’s health during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
Symbolic protests outside hospitals and mobilizations by workers’ unions in labour places are some of the actions that are taking place today in Athens and other Greek cities, demanding from the government to take measures for the protection of the working people’s health.
According to 902 portal, mobilizations have already organized outside the hospitals Attikon, Evangelismos, Laiko, Gennimatas, Asklipio in Athens, while trade union members and workers have proceeded to informational interventions in large workplaces.
Basic demands of the Action Day on Healthcare are:
-Mass recruitments of doctors, nurses and healthcare personnel.
-Complete requisition, without preconditions, of private healthcare sector infrastructure (clinics, beds, ICUs, laboratory equipment, etc) and incorporation of the private healthcare personnel in the state plan against the COVID-19 pandemic.
-Immediate supply of all necessary personal protective equipment for all healthcare personnel.
In a statement earlier today the General Secretary of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Dimitris Koutsoumbas said:
"Today, on the International Health Day, Action Day on Healthcare in Greece, we unite our voice with the workers in hospitals, the healthcare units, who are in the front line of the fight so that our people will come off standing and powerful through this ordeal".
The KKE General Secretary reiterated the need for mass recruitments of doctors, nurses, healthcare personnel, the complete requisition, without preconditions, of private healthcare sector clinics, beds, ICUs, laboratory equipment, etc and incorporation of the private healthcare personnel in the state plan against the pandemic and the supply of all necessary personal protective equipment for all healthcare personnel.
Dimitris Koutsoumbas visited Thriasio Hospital in Athens where he expressed his support to the struggle of the healthcare personnel. He mentioned that the Communist Party, both in the Parliament and in the streets, will continue promoting the demands of the healthcare workers, exercising pressure for satisfaction of the needs.
Dimitris Koutsoumbas
In a statement earlier today the General Secretary of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Dimitris Koutsoumbas said:
"Today, on the International Health Day, Action Day on Healthcare in Greece, we unite our voice with the workers in hospitals, the healthcare units, who are in the front line of the fight so that our people will come off standing and powerful through this ordeal".
The KKE General Secretary reiterated the need for mass recruitments of doctors, nurses, healthcare personnel, the complete requisition, without preconditions, of private healthcare sector clinics, beds, ICUs, laboratory equipment, etc and incorporation of the private healthcare personnel in the state plan against the pandemic and the supply of all necessary personal protective equipment for all healthcare personnel.
Dimitris Koutsoumbas visited Thriasio Hospital in Athens where he expressed his support to the struggle of the healthcare personnel. He mentioned that the Communist Party, both in the Parliament and in the streets, will continue promoting the demands of the healthcare workers, exercising pressure for satisfaction of the needs.
