"Cyprus is the only European country, which does not have a university hospital or clinic and this is to the detriment of both the academic community and the medical community", Deputy Chairwoman of the Parliamentary Health Committee, DISY MP Savia Orphanidou said in a statement to reporters.
The Health Committee discussed the Universities and Agency/Private Hospitals Cooperation Bill 2020, which will create university clinics and university hospitals, and decided to give an additional two months extension for its preparation.
As noted, the bill has been before the Committee for over 2 years and the Health Committee sent it back a year and a half ago to advance the dialogue and find a happy medium on substantive issues.
It became apparent that this was not possible, so as the Health Committee "we gave the Ministry and all stakeholders a 2-month leeway to complete the dialogue process" and come up with a single, as agreed upon text as possible, he said.
"We all agree that we must proceed immediately with the passage of this bill, in order to upgrade both the academic community in Cyprus and the services offered under the YESY," he added.
DIKO MP, Chrysanthos Savvidis added that "practical implementation is the be-all and end-all of training. It is not possible for medical students to finish medical school and not have attended university clinics."
He said that many students who succeed in gaining admission to the University of Cyprus choose to attend universities in Greece because of this lack of university clinics. Also, many children who opt for private universities in Cyprus end up resorting abroad for this reason, he added. Moreover, Savvidis said that medical school is not theoretical.
"We should immediately proceed with the creation of university clinics and I think everyone should adhere to the timetables so that before the Parliament closes, this bill can be passed," he concluded.
Source: CNA
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