The Deputy Minister of National Defence, Mr. Giannis Kefalogiannis, and the Ministry of Health signed a Joint Ministerial Decision for the assignment of a medical school graduate enlisted soldier to the 2nd Health Centre of Ithaki.
The military service time of the aforementioned soldier in this position will also count as rural service time. Furthermore, from the date of assumption of such duties, he is entitled, in addition to the pay from the Ministry of National Defence, the monthly salary paid by the Ministry of Health to doctors on rural service, as well as compensation for days on duty, which it pays from its Ministry of Health funds.
The Deputy Minister of National Defence, Mr. Kefalogiannis, stated the following: “With a sense of duty, the Armed Forces contribute to the medical care on small islands, providing medical assistance and a sense of trust and security for the highest good of health”.
