The members of the Parliamentary Health Committee were shown around the premises of the German Oncology Centre and were briefed by Professor Nikos Zamboglou and his scientific team on the pioneering methods used to treat diseases, especially various forms of cancer.
As Efthimios Diplaros said in his statements, "it is with great pleasure that we, all members of the Parliamentary Health Committee, have witnessed the high level of services provided by the German Oncology Centre".
He noted that hundreds of operations that would have been carried out abroad are now being carried out at the GOC, 2,037 patients received their treatments at the Centre, since they were unable to travel abroad due to a pandemic, and 507 of our students were trained during the four years of its operation.
"The commitment of the Parliamentary Health Committee is to strengthen the cooperation that exists with the OAI, in all specialized examinations and to support the work that is being carried out, especially with regard to the detection of cancer, which everyone should know is not invincible," added the Chairman of the Parliamentary Health Committee.
He also assured that efforts will be made, as part of the German Oncology Centre's provision of services to the GHS, to increase the number of patient examinations and reiterated that the support of the Parliamentary Health Committee should be taken for granted.
"We thank you because you believed in the GESY from the first day of its implementation, you stood back and worked against all odds and we acknowledge the polemics you received in the first years of the GESY," Diplaros told Professor Zamboglou.
Finally, he expressed the position that "together we can make those changes so that we can finally have a GESY as the citizens themselves are looking for, with high quality services, as here in the GOK you are showing the way".
For his part, Professor Zamboglou, expressed his pleasure that he and his scientific team had the opportunity to inform the members of the House Health Committee about the full range and quality of services offered.
"Right now all our services are integrated into the GHS, which is undoubtedly a blessing to our country and needs support from all of us," he said, adding that any differences "must be settled and we must move forward for the good of our patients and that is what we care about."
Asked about the support requested during the meeting with the Parliamentary Health Committee, Prof. Zamboglou said that, "without it, we cannot offer our services to patients", while indicating that "it is not our decision whether to support or not. If it is worth supporting us, and I hope that this is understood, it will be for others to decide".
In relation to the growth of the centre, which is expected to change its name as the scope of its services increases, Nikos Zamboglou said that "we are evolving and will meet other needs that our country has", citing as an example bone marrow transplantation "which within this year I hope and am hopeful that we will meet", as well as the creation of a stroke unit.
All this, he continued, is being done "with care for the patient and with great respect for the environment", since, as he explained, in a few weeks the GOC will serve 80% of its energy needs from the sun.
Source: CNA
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