The social support work that the Greek shipping community has traditionally performed on a collective basis was reallocated from the Union of Greek Shipowners to the Greek Shipowners’ Social Welfare Company SYN-ENOSIS.
SYN-ENOSIS supports and funds activities related to health of vulnerable populations groups in cooperation with medical care organizations mainly in regions were access of medical services is difficult or limited.
AXION HELLAS,
2017
Funding of medical examinations for people in distant regions.
UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS-MEDICAL SCHOOL- SPINAL CORD INJURIES DEPARTMENT,
2017 - 2018
Support of the Spinal Cord Injuries Department through an ANONYMOUS donation.
GENERAL HOSPITAL-ASKLEPIEIO VOULAS,
2017
Provision of special medical equipment through the exclusive funding of CAPTAIN STEFANOS FOUNDATION-KOLLAKIS FAMILY.
GENERAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL "AGIA SOFIA",
2017
Provision of equipment through the exclusive funding of ARCADIA SHIP MANAGEMENT CO LTD.
GREEK ASSOCIATION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS IN XANTHI REGION,
2018
Provision of medical equipment and consumables.
NATIONAL CENTER OF EMERGENCY HELP OF CHIOS ISLAND,
2018
Repair of a mobile unit ambulance.
GENERAL HOSPITAL OF CHIOS ISLAND "SKILITSIO",
2018
Provision of special equipment for the Radiology Laboratory.
GENERAL HOSPITAL OF KITHIRA,
2018
Provision of heating.
Members of the Greek Shipowners’ community have been exclusively funding the social welfare and solidarity programme since 2012. Our commitment has been implemented with a view to becoming an essential component in preserving social cohesion while providing an effective platform of support for thousands of fellow citizens in need and many important organizations across the country.
- More than
65 missions
were organized for over 200 days throughout the country. - Vaccinations were provided to
2,000 children
(1 out of every 3 children who were medically examined).
Eye examinations were carried out for 7,000 7,000 adults and children, 800 pairs of eyeglasses were issued and 19 operations performed on patients suffering from severe eye disorders based on socio-economic criteria.
18,000 individuals of all ages received medical examinations.
The “Health for all” programme of medical examinations was implemented between 2013 and 2014 by the DOCTORS OF THE WORLD-GREEK DELEGATION organization and was entirely funded by the Union of Greek Shipowners. Gynecological, pediatric and dermatological exams were provided, eye tests, general checkups and the opportunity for eye surgery were available in addition to medical checkups for vulnerable groups and individuals located in remote areas across the country with no access to health services for social or economic reasons.
The programme involved two mobile health units staffed with gynecologists, pediatricians, ophthalmologists, dermatologists and, where necessary, other specialists (orthopedists, cardiologists and so forth), equipped with the appropriate instruments, vaccines and medicines, visiting areas allocated according to the numerous requests received by DOCTORS OF THE WORLD- GREEK DELEGATION from across the country.
| 2013 Missions | Duration (Days) | Beneficiaries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandroupoli | 5 | 323 | |
| Andros | 3 | 366 | |
| Volos | 3 | 358 | |
| Zakynthos | 4 | 567 | |
| Heraklion, Crete | 5 | 322 | |
| Kastoria | 5 | 354 | |
| Kea | 3 | 487 | |
| Corfu, Mathraki | 4 | 252 | |
| Cephalonia | 4 | 288 | |
| Larissa | 3 | 273 | |
| Leros, Patmos, Leipsoi | 6 | 517 | |
| Lemnos, Agios Efstratios | 5 | 77 | |
| Mytilini | 3 | 335 | |
| Nafpaktos, Agrinio | 6 | 650 | |
| Xanthi, Kavala | 6 | 315 | |
| Patras | 3 | 225 | |
| Preveza, Ioannina | 7 | 352 | |
| Samos | 3 | 296 | |
| Skyros | 3 | 235 | |
| Tinos, Trikala | 3 | 571 | |
| Chalkidiki | 3 | 229 | |
| Chios | 3 | 419 | |
| Total: | 93 | 8228 | |
| 2014 Missions | Duration (Days) | Beneficiaries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agathonisi, Patmos | 5 | 280 | |
| Amorgos, Schoinousa, Donousa, Koufonisia | 8 | 596 | |
| Veria, Edessa | 5 | 689 | |
| Evritania | 4 | 251 | |
| Zakynthos | 5 | 663 | |
| Igoumenitsa | 3 | 201 | |
| Ios, Sikinos | 5 | 411 | |
| Ioannina, Metsovo | 4 | 459 | |
| Icaria, Fournoi | 7 | 772 | |
| Karpathos | 3 | 485 | |
| Kastelorizo, Rhodes, Tilos | 10 | 601 | |
| Katerini, Thasos | 5 | 396 | |
| Kos | 5 | 461 | |
| Kythnos | 3 | 285 | |
| Lasithi, Heraklion Crete | 5 | 426 | |
| Mesolonghi | 3 | 218 | |
| Neapoli, Elafonisos | 5 | 817 | |
| Olympia, Trifylia | 4 | 508 | |
| Sidirokastro | 6 | 707 | |
| Sifnos, Serifos | 4 | 416 | |
| Skyros | 2 | 334 | |
| Total: | 101 | 9976 | |
Between 2012 and 2015 the necessary steps were taken to implement the following:
2013
Provision of equipment to the Cardiology and Urology Clinic of the General Hospital Asklipeion-Voula
2014
Provision of oil for the first mission of SYMPLEFSIS Association.
2015
Provision of dialysis machines to the Hemodialysis Unit of the General Hospital “Sismanogleio – Amalia Fleming” in Attica