Yesterday, Friday 6 May, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipandela met with the Italian Minister of Health, Mr Roberto Speranza, in Rome. The purpose of the meeting was to explore common ground for cooperation in the health sector, with particular emphasis on the issue of surveillance and control of infectious diseases.
The issues discussed at the meeting focused on three main pillars: data collection, analysis and dissemination; investigation of clusters of cases and epidemiological investigation of emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases; education in epidemiology and more generally in the field of public health in relation to infectious diseases.
In this context, the considerable experience of the Italian authorities in epidemiological surveillance and control of infectious diseases was assessed and the possibility of cooperation in the design of strategic plans to address them was explored.
In conclusion, it was decided that the competent services of the two ministries should start cooperation on the drafting of the Memorandum of Understanding to be signed at a later stage between the two countries.
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