Metropolitan of Neapolis and Stavroupolis Varnavas: "The new unit is a pride for the homeland"translated

The new flagship Hematology Clinic in "Papanikolou" was inaugurated in the presence of the Prime Minister today, Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Kyriakos Mitsotakis: "This center has nothing to envy from any equivalent in Europe"

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended the opening of the new emblematic Hematology Clinic of the "Papanikolou" hospital in Thessaloniki, as part of his three-day program ahead of the 90th International Exhibition of Thessaloniki. The new unit is an important addition to the infrastructure of the National Health System and is expected to offer specialized services to hematological patients, with an emphasis on modern cell and gene therapies.

The Consecration and the Officials

The Consecration Service was performed by the Metropolitan of Neapolis and Stavroupolis Mr. Varnavas. Present at the ceremony were, among others, the Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis, the Deputy Minister of Health Marios Themistokleous and the Deputy Minister of Health Irini Agapidakis.

"Boast for the city and the country"

For his part, the Metropolitan of Neapolis and Stavroupolis Mr. Varnavas characterized the new unit...