200 missions with one common mission

All that’s really important is that they make it to their destination, reaching the most remote parts of the country to provide free examinations and medical care to as many people as possible, people who do not have direct access to primary care services and who would otherwise have to travel hundreds of miles for routine examinations, often at a very high personal cost. 

With their next scheduled mission to Deskati, the southernmost town in the Greek region of Macedonia which sits at an altitude of 850 meters, the Mobile Medical Units mark 200 completed missions providing free specialized medical care.

Created in 2014, the Mobile Medical Units team travels all across Greece, from Prespes to Kastelorizo and from Pomakochoria to Agathonisi, operating two Units equipped with a 3-D digital mammography unit, dentistry equipment, a bone density scanner, a portable X-ray machine, and other state of-the-art medical equipment. The volunteer-driven MMUs are staffed by a team of medical specialists in various fields, including general surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, cardiology, obstetrics, and dentistry. 

So far, the doctors, nurses, and volunteers of the Mobile Medical Units have offered 106,480 free diagnostic tests to more than 62,500 residents of remote areas and islands in Greece. The Mobile Medical Units program was created at the initiative of and with the exclusive support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). It is implemented by the nonprofit Regeneration & Progress in collaboration with Health Units SA, under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.  

The next stops after Deskati are Paranesti and Nevrokopi, continuing the Mobile Medical Units’ tireless mission: to provide high-quality health services to as many people as possible in Greece.