Chronic patients who are mechanically assisted or use electrical devices for living will be affected by the electricity outages, according to the Cyprus Federation of Patients' Associations (OSAK).
"Correct and detailed information, even at the last minute, is needed by chronic patients for whom uninterrupted electricity supply is in some cases a matter of life and death," a statement from the OCCA said.
"The interruption in the power supply due to the mobilisations of the workers at AHK will result in people on ventilators being at risk as they will be dependent on batteries or generators which they may have but have not had time to maintain properly," it adds.
In the same way, the OSAA says, all chronic patients who use electrical appliances in general to manage their condition will be affected.
It also notes that people with disabilities who use wheelchairs and live in apartment buildings will be trapped inside or outside their homes or workplaces since elevators will not be available.
The organised patients' movement also calls on the AEC to find a way to properly and timely inform citizens about possible power outages in different areas so that patients or their families can arrange to use alternative energy sources.
"It is not possible for people living on a ventilator to be put at risk because of any labour dispute," it adds.
The OSAA also urges patients and their families to be properly prepared to be able to cope with a power cut in their area at any time.
The Federation calls on all parties involved to try to resolve any disagreements between them in order to avoid inconvenience to citizens in general.
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