EOPYY corrects gender selection options on digital platform

The National Organization for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY) has addressed controversy regarding gender selection options on its platform for the home delivery of high-cost medicines. The issue arose after former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras criticized the appearance of “Male”, “Female”, “Other”, and “Undetermined” options, labeling them a “woke agenda” and claiming users were forced to declare gender to receive medication.

EOPYY clarified that the inclusion of these options was not a decision by its administration but was implemented by the contractor following the ISO/IEC 5218 standard. The organization stated that the information was not used for processing insured persons' data to provide services and has since been modified to allow only the selection of one of the two biological sexes.

Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis also responded to the criticism, addressing the technical error and the political implications raised by Samaras.