ilias, Author at MIIR

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More than half of European countries prohibit access to assisted reproduction for lesbians and almost a third do so for single women

More than half of European countries prohibit access to assisted reproduction for lesbians and almost a third do so for single women

More than half of European countries prohibit access to assisted reproduction for lesbians and almost a third do so for single women The situation is much more difficult for trans and intersex people. In addition to the legal barriers, they face economic stumbling...

COVID: How Europe’s prisons have fared in the pandemic

COVID: How Europe’s prisons have fared in the pandemic

COVID: How Europe's prisons have fared in the pandemic Prisons are breeding grounds for viruses, yet carceral administrations have revealed little about COVID-19 cases, deaths and vaccinations in Europe’s prisons. Data from 32 countries show the...

Making Babies, Pushing Boundaries: The Great Greek Fertility Market

Making Babies, Pushing Boundaries: The Great Greek Fertility Market

Making Babies, Pushing Boundaries: The Great Greek Fertility Market In the margins of Greece’s booming IVF industry, women trade their eggs and clinics gamble with ethics while...

No appointments for mental health patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

No appointments for mental health patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

Remote therapy brings little healing for the mentally ill.COVID-19 has paralysed mental health care, already weak in several European countries.During the first wave, 75% of psychiatry services were via telemedicine, but it doesn’t work for everybody. Reporting:...

COVID-19 pandemic exposes southern Europe’s nursing shortage

COVID-19 pandemic exposes southern Europe’s nursing shortage

For weeks, Spain and Italy were epicentres of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their health defences had an important gap: large staffing shortages and low ratios of nurses to doctors. At the same time, nurses had higher infection rates than the general population, mainly...

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