Greece
- CAPITAL: Athens
- POPULATION: 11.030.000
- ADDRESS: Agrafon 3-5, Marousi, PC 151-23
- WEB: Visit website
KEELPNO – Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
The HCDCP:
- recommends to the Ministry of Health plans to formulate national health policies
- makes epidemiologic records
- manages disease containment measures
- provides information on public health risks
- carries out interventions for vulnerable social groups
- provides psychosocial support
- decides on ethical issues
- develops research
- co-operates with national and international scientific institutions
- organizes conferences to connect with health professionals and enrich its knowledge of infections and other diseases
- assists hospital and outpatient services
- implements health education activities
- maintains the national cancer registry
- co-ordinates with the emergency services to help evaluate major public health events