Refugee crisis in Greece: healthcare and integration as current challenges

Europe is facing the largest refugee crisis since the end of World War II.As the south-easterly border of European Union, Greece has found itself standing at the gateway to this humanitarian crisis.The refugee crisis poses many challenges to Europe, namely healthcare provision and integration.Despite clear public health recommendations on communicable diseases national health authorities are concerned about outbreak of such diseases, while little care is taken to provide general care.With central Europe already integrating migrants, Southern European need to follow the lead and advocate for support to refuges while struggling with the burden of the current financial crisis.Greece is the primary example of this challenge and this perspective explores the current situation and potential solutions.