Today, Tuesday, December 20, 2022, the signing ceremony of the contract for the construction of the Pancyprian Blood Centre took place in the presence of the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mr.
The Pancyprian Blood Centre will be built in the Municipality of Gerion, on a plot of land with easy access from all the Free Provinces of Cyprus. It is promoted by the "Design, Construction and 12-year Maintenance" method. The time for design and construction was set at 25 months. The cost of the project amounts to €7,758,800 including VAT and is co-financed by the European Union's Recovery and Resilience Mechanism under the Cyprus Recovery and Resilience Plan.
The Pancyprian Blood Centre will be used for the collection of blood from all blood donation stations nationwide, the processing, testing, storage and, finally, the distribution of tested blood. Approximately 80,000 blood products (such as red blood cells, platelets and fresh frozen plasma) can be distributed from the Pancyprian Blood Centre for clinical use throughout the country. At the same time, a new modern Blood Donation Station is being created on the ground floor of the building, with a separate entrance, where local residents can easily and comfortably come to donate blood. The total area of the building, including the basement, is approximately 3,300 square metres.
The building will be of near-zero consumption category - in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Regulation of the Energy Performance of Buildings - and in addition, the maximum primary energy consumption of the building will not exceed 100 kWh per m² per year.
"It is a great pleasure for me to be here today to sign the contract for the construction of the Pancyprian Blood Centre. The government of Nicos Anastasiades has ensured the upgrading of the Health Services provided by the state to the citizens. The aim of the Government was to create a modern and European state, with services stemming from social policy and the needs of citizens. In addition, with the construction of the building of the Pancyprian Blood Centre, we are strengthening the sacred work of blood donation", said Mr. Karousos in his address.
In his turn, the Minister of Health Mr. Michael Hadjipandela thanked Mr. Carousos and the officials of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works and welcomed the signing of the contract for an important project, which, he said, will further strengthen the efforts made by both the Ministry of Health and the State to strengthen blood donation. "We all know the precious commodity of blood donation and blood, that our fellow citizens need it, some on a regular basis, and some in extremely urgent cases. For this reason, the state will provide an innovative centre with all the latest technologies to enable blood donors to provide this sacred commodity of blood as easily as possible," he added.
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