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In today’s information (12/18) on coronavirus The head of GEETHA, a general, participated in the Ministry of Health Konstantinos Floros, who made announcements about the participation of the Armed Forces in the population control process.
It is recalled that during the information session, the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos Hardalias, the Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and member of the Expert Committee, Vana Papaevangelou, as well as the Adjunct Professor of the EKPA School of Medicine,
As Mr. Floros said, as of Monday, December 21, citizens will be able to attend the stations that have been created under the responsibility of the Armed Forces, in order to carry out the pertinent tasks. proof.
“The Armed Forces have developed 130 sampling stations, which already have medical and nursing personnel. As of Monday, December 21, those citizens who wish to do so can go to check-in at these stations, by appointment. Parallel to this program, its participation continues Armed forces in a series of actions ”, said the head of GEETHA.
The way the Armed Forces participate in the rapid diagnostic program
“As part of the joint effort,” emphasized the head of GEETHA, the Armed Forces “participate in a program that contemplates the development of 130 sampling stations and the performance of rapid diagnostic tests (rapid tests). The sampling stations have already been deployed in 73 cities of the Greek territory of 97 units of the three branches of the Armed Forces, including of course the military hospitals, thus covering the 13 administrative districts of the country ”.
Referring to the stations, he stressed that they are “located in well-designed areas of the military units and already have doctors, nurses and secretarial support personnel from the Army, Navy and Air Force.”
In addition, added the head of GEETHA, the Civil Protection has provided the necessary sanitary and technological equipment, that is, “rapid test kits, tablets and means of personal protection.”
Since Monday, December 28, the head of GEETHA stressed, “those citizens who wish can go to the stations for diagnostic tests. Assistance will be carried out on working days and on schedule by appointment, according to the program that Civil Protection will prepare ”.
At the same time, the head of GEETHA added that “the participation of the Armed Forces continues in a series of actions and interventions in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the provision of high-quality health services to the personnel of the Armed Forces. and their families, but also relief from the health crisis of society as a whole. “
Specifically, it stated that the following seven actions are in progress:
- The provision to the Ministry of Health of 35 individual beds and 18 ICU beds in the country’s military hospitals to cover cases of coronavirus.
- The provision of ICU beds to cover general cases of EKAB.
- The availability of 2 clinics of the 424 General Military Hospital, with 28 beds each, for the transfer of non-Covid cases of cardiac surgery and neurosurgery from the AHEPA hospital, so that the respective AHEPA clinics are available for patients with coronavirus.
- The development and operation of a mobile emergency medical unit in the courtyard of the 424 Military General Hospital.
- EKAB support in the work of transporting non-covid incidents by ambulance to the 424 Military General Hospital.
- The assignment of 232 health executives to the General Secretariat for Civil Protection, EODY, the Athens and Thessaloniki coronavirus reference laboratories, the East and West Macedonia region, the crisis management team in the Kastoria regional unit, the Kastoria General Hospital, Kastoria General Hospital, Echinos Health as well as at the gates of entry into the country.
- The preparation and distribution of antiseptic solutions to meet the needs of the Ministry of Health and the personnel of the Armed Forces.
“I would like to assure you,” said Mr. Floros, “that the Greek Armed Forces, without any discount in the execution of their main mission, have the knowledge and the willingness to act as helpers in society, participating with their forces in Front national common against the coronavirus pandemic to defend the greatest good of public health “.
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