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It is with great pleasure that I am here to welcome today's workshop, dedicated to the recently adopted regulation on the Single European Health Data Space.
I have repeatedly stated that for our governance the health sector is a top priority.
This Regulation is a major achievement for the whole Union, laying the foundations for further strengthening Health Systems, for equal access for all citizens to quality health services. It has similar natural benefits for our country, especially in the context of the relatively recently introduced General Health System (GHS).
We therefore consider it our duty as a State to ensure the implementation of e-Health in Cyprus through the Roadmap of the Competent Authority by law, the National e-Health Authority. We remain committed to ensuring the provision of quality and specialised health services to citizens, as well as their timely access to them.
Dear all,
In our rapidly evolving digital age, combined with the mobility of citizens within the European Union, eHealth and electronic cross-border health services have become a necessity. Many European citizens travel, live, work or study in other European countries.
In the context of intensifying harmonisation actions, Cyprus has moved forward with the enactment of the e-Health Law of 2019, which provides for the establishment of the National e-Health Authority. This legislation establishes all aspects of the management and use of health data with a focus on the citizen. The Cypriot National eHealth Authority has succeeded in creating in a short time a high quality team of qualified scientists in the field of eHealth, which is currently leading the implementation of the regulation at the European level, strengthening the political credibility and special weight of our country.
In this context, the National eHealth Authority of Cyprus has been proposed by the European eHealth Network and has undertaken since last November the coordination of the Joint Action for the creation of specifications and recommendations in relation to the primary use of health data in the European Union.
The Joint Action involves the competent eHealth authorities of all 27 Member States of the European Union and Norway.
The Joint Action involves the competent eHealth authorities of all 27 Member States of the European Union and Norway. The common objective is to develop all standards and define specifications related to the Electronic Health Record of the citizen, such as content, security, circulation, management, and interoperability, in order to enable national and cross-border healthcare between Member States.
I would like to thank you for the initiative you have taken in cooperation with the Office of the Commissioner for Health and Food Safety of the European Union to organise this workshop and to confirm the support of the European Commission and the European Parliament in organising this event.
(NZ/AF)
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