The Memorandum was signed by the Minister of Health Michalis Hadjipandela and his Greek counterpart Thanos Plevris. The MoU was signed in the framework of the Ministry of Health's policy to further deepen its cooperation with the Ministry of Health of Greece and the Cooperation Agreement in the field of Health and Medical Science signed in 1987.
The Memorandum includes, inter alia, actions concerning the exchange of good practices and know-how for the upgrading of Primary Health Care services of the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Cyprus, the identification of human resources needs and the implementation of staff exchange programmes and cooperation at central level for the ordering and supply of medicines, mainly oncological preparations.
It also includes the implementation of actions aimed at developing electronic health services, the formation of a common front in the protection of public health through the development and strengthening of scientific cooperation on issues of surveillance and control of infectious diseases, the identification of educational needs and training of the staff of the two Ministries in order to organize and optimize the procedures and methods of development of health services for the citizens of the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Cyprus.[/ TODAY, HE SAID, "WE CAN BE PROUD OF THE BUILDING OF AN EXCELLENT BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, WHICH IS CONSTANTLY BEING STRENGTHENED AND UPGRADED, AS DEMONSTRATED BY TODAY'S SIGNING OF THE IMPORTANT MEMORANDA OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRIES OF HEALTH."
Finally, Mr. Hadjipandela thanked the Greek Minister for the long-standing good cooperation between the two Ministries.
For his part, Mr. Plevris said that they are very happy to be in Cyprus in order to launch a new, more institutionalized cooperation, more institutionalized, in the health sector.
Mr. Plevris said that the Memorandum also has a symbolic character which shows the comfort that the two Ministers and the two states feel for a close cooperation in the health sector.[/B] It also has a very substantial content as it has a more holistic approach, in order to exchange common practices in the field of primary health care, but it also has very important funds in the field of hospital infections and surveillance, but also in the field of pharmaceutical expenditure.
"But my pleasure is also on a personal level because we have been connected with Michael from the very first moment", and in the whole framework of cooperation "we can create the conditions that are needed".
"My pleasure is also on a personal level because we have been connected with Michael from the very first moment", and in the whole framework of cooperation "we can create the conditions that are needed".
Finally, he thanked Mr. Hadjipandela for his hospitality, noting that we are at the beginning of a very good cooperation.
For the implementation of the actions of the Memorandum, a Permanent Cooperation Committee is being set up, headed on behalf of the Ministry of Health of Cyprus by Dr. Christina Giannaki and with the representation of the Ministry of Health of Greece headed by Mario Themistokleous, General Secretary of Primary Health Care,
At the same time, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Medical and Public Health Services of the Ministry of Health (I.Y&Y.D.Y.) and the National Organization of Public Health of Greece (E.O.D.Y.) for cooperation in the field of public health.
The common objective between the two participating parties is to form a common front in the protection of Public Health in the two states, and to develop and strengthen scientific cooperation between the two states on issues of mutual interest.
The Memorandum of Understanding provides for the exchange of expertise on infectious disease surveillance and control, with frequent and direct communication between the staff of the respective departmental agencies and cooperation in the design of strategic plans for infectious diseases, with particular emphasis on antimicrobial resistance and nosocomial infections.
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