The impact of economic crisis on health and welfare :

The objective of the thesis is the designation of fallouts of the Greek financial crisis in the Health System as well as the significance of the Welfare State in nowadays ominous situation. Firstly, it is presented an attempt to chronicle the evolution of the Healthcare System and the various financial, social and political factors that affect it. Furthermore, a brief retrospect of the root causes and the effects of the global financial crises are illustrated. In the main context of the thesis it is analyzed how the financial crisis affects public health as well as the problems the Healthcare System has to confront, so as to fulfil its main goal in terms of elevation, redemption and retention of the public health. Finally, the Welfare State is defined and its role is depicted in terms of relieving the fragile groups, which National Health System cannot cover