Kos Hosts Key Medical Conference on Demographics and Fertility
Scientific Symposium – Sunday, October 19, 2025 at Kos Marina Conference Center
The Medical Association of Kos and the Medical Association of Athens, in celebration of World Bioethics Day, are co-organizing a Scientific Symposium titled:
“Demographics – Low Birthrate – Infertility”
Sunday, October 19, 2025 | 11:30 – 15:30
Kos Marina Conference Center
The event is held under the auspices of the South Aegean Region, in collaboration with the Hellenic Society of Reproductive Medicine, the Medical Associations of Kalymnos and Rhodes, the International Hippocratic Foundation of Kos, the National Network of Healthy Cities (WHO), the Global Doctors Hippocratic Institute (GDHI), ELITOUR, and the Municipality of Kos.
Focus and Topics
The symposium aims to highlight demographic decline as a national priority, with emphasis on:
- infertility prevention,
- reproductive age limits,
- bioethical and social aspects of assisted reproduction,
- and public policy strategies to support fertility and family planning in Greece.
Scientific Leadership
The event will be chaired by Dr. George Patoulis, President of the Medical Association of Athens, the WHO Healthy Cities Network, GDHI, and ELITOUR.
A Joint Declaration will be signed by the Medical Association of Athens and other Greek and diaspora medical associations, committing to promote family-friendly and fertility-supportive policies.
Statement by Dr. Katerina Gavalá – President, Medical Association of Kos
“Kos, the island of Hippocrates, hosts a significant scientific initiative that connects knowledge with social responsibility. Demographics is a matter of life, vision, and future for our nation. Prevention, awareness, and support of fertility are actions of national responsibility and social sensitivity.”
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