About Greece History and Culture Society
Society
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Welfare
After the re-establishment of democracy in 1974, the social objectives were redefined and new policies were introduced aiming at the expansion of social insurance coverage, improving the access to social services, balancing regional inequalities and reallocating resources. Public expenditure on health, is 5.8% of GDP (2011). Greece has the third highest ratio of number of physicians to people (6 per 1,000), after San Marino and Cuba.