ELPEN, the pioneer Greek pharmaceutical industry, supports once again the Aegean Team's work, and stands close to the residents of small and remote islands, aiming at offering them access to necessary medical services that improve their health. For the 16th year, ELPEN travelled with the Aegean Team, during the 22nd Crossing, and took charge of covering the needs in medical machinery and consumables for the rural clinics in Koufonissi and Irakleia.


The 22nd Crossing lasted 12 days (May 12-23th, 2016); with 14 inflatable crafts, 117 volunteers – of which 43 were physicians –, the team visited 10 islands, offering significant services for the improvement of our fellow men's lives.

ELPEN equipped the rural clinic in Koufonissi with consumables for the hematological analyzer, surgical tools, medical devices and other medical consumables. The rural clinic in Irakleia was equipped with an electrocardiograph, electronic equipment for prescribing, medical/technological equipment and consumables. Mr. Theodore Tryfon, Vice President of ELPEN, delivered the equipment, offering hope and support to the residents of these small islands.

These activities are part of ELPEN's broad framework of offering substantial work across Greece, both through the Aegean Team (e.g. with the creation of a playground in Anafi, the funding of a reverse water osmosis filter installation in Thymaina, the water supply in Kerameidous, the equipment of the clinic in Astypalaia), as well as through other programs for public/children information, which have been completed or are currently ongoing (e.g. for Breast Cancer, Diabetes, First Aid, and many more).