Florina is a mountainous, landlocked county in northern
Greece with a population of ‘ı53 000 and -ı-700 births per
year. The principal occupations are small farming and animal
husbandry.
Primary health care for the population is provided by 20 rural
clinics located throughout the county. Each clinic serves
four villages, on average, and each is usually staffed by a newly
qualified general practitioner (serving a compulsory year in the
provinces) and a nurse qualified in midwifery. These clinics
come under the jurisdiction of a local health officer who is accountable
to the Minister ofHealth, and are essentially similar
I From the Institute ofChild Health, Athens, Greece.
2 Supported in part by the European Economic Community (Inte