It is indeed a special pleasure for me when someone comes to inaugurate projects that concern the sensitive health sector and which demonstrate the high level of priorities set by the Government in order to create the conditions for providing a high, qualitative and efficient level of medical services to the wider society.
In this context and recognizing the increased needs of the wider region served by Famagusta Hospital, we set as a priority the upgrading of its operation and the increase of its dynamics.
And allow me at this point, before the other reference, to be at Famagusta Hospital, the reference hospital, which emerged as one of the most important links in the chain set up to respond to and manage the pandemic, to express once again my grateful thanks to the management and all the medical and nursing staff for the high sense of responsibility they have shown, despite the difficult conditions in which they were called upon to perform their duties.
The Hospital's expansion projects, as well as the operation of the Dialysis Unit and the Mammography Centre that we are inaugurating today, at a total cost of more than three million euros, have well-equipped building facilities, providing all the necessary equipment for health professionals to carry out their duties.
At the same time, the new health services offered by the Hospital will not only reduce patient waiting times, but also significantly enhance the health services provided to patients and beneficiaries of the free region of Famagusta and not only, because they also cover the visitors of one of the most important tourist areas of our country.
Moreover, this, namely the creation of infrastructure, was the goal of the broader policy we adopted, demonstrating strong political will and determination in the implementation and application of the General Health System, the largest social reform in the country.
To provide citizens with the possibility of fair and equal access to quality health services.
Taking this opportunity, I would like once again to publicly express my grateful thanks to the current and previous Ministers of Health, as well as to the President of the OCYPY, and to the current and former President of the OAI.
But I would be remiss if I did not also emphasize the contribution of the political forces.
But I would be remiss if I did not emphasize the contribution of the political forces.
I want, in inaugurating projects - because I have been following some of the criticisms - that have been carried out under this administration, and it is the right, at the bottom line, of any President, when his government is carrying out projects, to have the right to present them, to inaugurate them or to lay the foundations for projects that have been rolled out.
I would therefore like to express my sincere thanks for the contribution of the political forces. Their political will and consensus towards the adoption of the General Health System has been important. For this I thank the political forces. This is also a sense of high responsibility that prevails when there are difficulties or when there is a need for unity and consensus.
As I mentioned earlier, the projects we are launching today are part of our efforts to improve care services, upgrade existing infrastructure and create modern and sophisticated Units and Reference Clinics.
I reiterate my sincere thanks to the Directorate, the Director and staff, the Regional Director for the work they have done and are doing, to extend my sincere thanks to all those who have worked together to expeditiously deliver the Units we are inaugurating today.
I wish everyone all the best, believing that this work that we have begun, this work that we have begun together, will continue to grow because we do not ignore the fact that there are of course problems.
It is natural that any new reform, particularly of the scope and size of the adoption of a social system, such as the GESY, will normally have shortcomings or omissions which, over time, with the contribution of the patients, the Patients' Associations, the various categories, will improve so that at some point we can say that we can be proud because we have adopted a system that works perfectly.
(PM/EP)
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