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Money a matter of life or death

By Agence France-Presse in Samos, Greece | China Daily | Updated: 2015-01-23 07:38

Greece's economic woes mean that paramedics on the picturesque island of Samos are increasingly faced with the terrible task of deciding who lives and who dies.

On Sunday, Greeks vote in a general election for the second time in three years, with radical leftist Syriza leading the polls with a promise to renegotiate the international bailout that has imposed five years of austerity on the country.

On Samos, paramedic Georgia Tolli has firsthand experience with the damage the spending cuts have inflicted on the island's healthcare system.

Money a matter of life or death

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