the athens medical association says that the country faces the risk>> as a pediatrician, i canl you thatore and more children are going without basic immunizations. many parents cannot put food on the table, so they do not even consider immunizing their children because that cost money -- costs money. >> a dilemma. large pharmaceutical companies no longer deliver drugs. the government owes them 2 billion euros. there is a shortage of essential materials like syringes, files, gloves. operations have already been postponed. he has worked more than 20 years and has never experienced such dire conditions. >> it is really bad. it is bad when a doctor cannot help patients who are sent to him with the necessary treatments. i have reached the limits of my strength. my salary was massively cut, and in the last nine months, i have done over time without pay because there is no funding to fulfill new positions. >> the next trouble spot of the ailing system is the pharmacy sector. pharmacists digit this pharmacist has been out of stock of all the major drugs now for a while. -- has not stopped all t