Only Pediatrician on Island of Ios Quits, Warns of Systemic Neglect

After 4 years on the island of Ios, the pediatrician is leaving, as circumstances have worsened and progressed the autoimmune disease he has.

Only pediatrician on island of Ios quits, warns of systemic neglect

The only pediatrician serving the Greek island of Ios has resigned, citing chronic understaffing, inadequate infrastructure, and institutional neglect that he said compromised both patient care and his own health.

The island's only pediatrician announced his decision to resign from his position as Chief Pediatrician at the Ios Health Center through an announcement on social media for reasons, as he states, of professional and scientific dignity as well as health reasons. In December 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the mayor of Ios made an appeal on a television show for the arrival of a pediatrician to take care of the health of the island…