The psychosocial support and the scientific information provided to those women who participate in IVF programs are insufficient. In order to succeed in an IVF program, the women must be assisted by a doctor with much medical experience. The study shows that 59.3% of the women studied sought more medical information and another 32.5% sought emotional support. These percentages varied with reference to education, age and origin. These kinds of services must be provided by family planning centers.

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Background:For the realization of “2015 UN Millennium Development Goals”, a question arises pertaining to the course of tuberculosis in Greece and its relationship to patient adherence to treatment, given the fact that the country is undergoing a financial crisis and is a gateway for economic migrants.Methods:The study concerned 1179 patients of the anti-TBdepartment, “Sotiria” General Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece collaborating with the National Reference Centre of Mycobacteria, covering a year before the financial crisis, 2007 and 2010-11, the first years of the crisis. A special recording form was used, on the basis of a specific protocol.Results:Out of 954 patients were diagnosed with tuberculosis disease, 657 of which were foreigners. Out of 791 patients residing in the same area, 632 were foreigners. Of the patients who proceeded to a first self-discontinuation of the medication, only 38.3% (n=18) completed the treatment, while 40.4% of them self-discontinued within the first month. Duration of treatment was 6.68±3.54 months for those (n=805) with no discontinuation and 7.48±3.68 months for those (n=149) with at least one discontinuation, regardless of the etiology p= 0,032. Cases increased during financial crisis, with gradual decrease in mean treatment duration for patients with first line treatment to 7.77±3.81 months in 2007, and 6.53±3.47 and 6.40±3.31 months in 2010 and 2011, respectively.Conclusions:Since the beginning of treatment measurable signs of either adherent/non-adherent behavior appeared, affecting mean treatment duration and completion. Duration of treatment decreased in the years of financial crisis. Migrants ghettoization calls for implementation of DOTS.

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The Erasmus+ project Schools: Future Labs (SFL) was funded under the Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation and exchange of good practices-Strategic partnerships in the field of education, training and youth of the Erasmus+ program. Its main objective was to increase the employability of young people, by getting them interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects and in the habit of using a foreign language. To reach its objective, Schools: Future Labs developed and tested a teaching methodology based on action research, involving task-based exploration of STEM subjects in combination with Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). This methodology was student-led, self-directed and included project planning and implementation skills. The purpose of this project was to spread the methodology, at least, in the participating countries. The efficacy of this methodology is evaluated, both in quantitative and qualitative terms. The evaluation results were very positive, as 89% of the students wanted to continue learning with the SFL methodology. The work adds to previous studies exploring the ways of improving the learning process by motivating students and raising their interest both in science and foreign language (FL). 2. The Innovative Aspects of the Project Schools: Future Labs proposes an experimental, self-directed learning approach in order to put