The likelihood of compensation by the insurance funds of drug For weight loss for people with obesity and co -institutions, with the aim of making the general benefit of public health, the Minister of Health announced. Adonis Georgiadisin the presentation of the drug Wegovy her Novo Nordiskreleased next week in Greek pharmacies
This drug, which is already widespread worldwide, promises clinically documented weight loss in people with obesity and co -institutions. And it is the second of the genre (GLP-1 fighters) that circulates in our country exclusively obesity.
“We are ongoing the national program for obesity of adults and children,” the minister said, adding: “Science has given us weapons that we didn’t have in the past. We will put in serious compensation of this kind of medicines. “
Adonis Georgiadis described obesity as a “huge problem for the health system”, recalling that it is not only about hypertension and diabetes, but is now linked – according to new studies – even with some forms of cancer.
According to international data, almost 1 billion people live with obesitywhile 1 in 3 adults in Greece is directly affected.
“Be a weight donor, make a gift to yourself,” is the slogan of the new campaign launched by Novo Nordisk, with Ambassadors Gregory Arnaoutoglou and central speaker Dimitris Starova.
Source: iatropedia.gr