Hospital Mediterranean Anaemia Prevention Unit out of operation
CORFU. The Hospital Employees΄ Union stated that those requiring further examination and monitoring are forced to travel either to Ioannina or to Athens.
The Corfu Hospital Employees' Union is sounding the alarm regarding the Mediterranean Anaemia Prevention Unit, as it has essentially ceased to operate due to the retirement of the biologist.
As stated in the union's announcement, this unit has been serving approximately 500 individuals annually in recent years.
"The number of individuals decreased during the COVID pandemic. These individuals underwent check-ups, either re-examinations or counselling. Couples at risk of having a child with Mediterranean anaemia or other haemoglobinopathies received guidance and joined the list for molecular and fetal testing. The Mediterranean Anaemia Prevention Unit served couples seeking to have children, pregnant women, children, etc.
"These individuals were referred by gynaecologists, pathologists, paediatricians. Insured and uninsured Greeks, Albanians, Roma, etc., were checked. The Hospital's Mediterranean Anaemia Prevention Unit was scientifically linked, like the other 13 units in our country, to the Laiko Hospital in Athens and served as a reference centre for the region.
