The Ministry of Health informs citizens about the operation of the National Network of Morbidity Observers in Primary Health Care Sentinel. The Unit for Epidemiological Surveillance and Control of Infectious Diseases (MEE&ELN), as part of the reorganization of the existing surveillance system, is making a significant upgrade in the collection of epidemiological data through a digitized process. The entire cost of the project is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Fund.
The primary objective of the network is the surveillance of respiratory viruses (influenza, SARS-CoV-2, RSV) in order to enable the study of the seasonality of these viruses and to achieve the detection and early warning of possible epidemic outbreaks in our country.
In addition, the data will be used for real-time public health measures and for the development of a medium- and long-term public health strategy.
Each year, a representative number of influenza-positive biological samples obtained from the Morbidity Surveillance Network are sent without personal data to the World Health Organization's Influenza Reference Centres, in order to produce the influenza vaccine for the following year, including variants of the virus prevalent in our country.
The network will involve volunteers as Medical Investigators, Personal Physicians (PMs) of adults and children from all geographical areas of the country.
Physician-Investigators will report on a weekly basis, through the information system developed by MEE&ELN in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence for Research and Innovation "KOIOS" of the University of Cyprus, the number of cases of acute respiratory infection they have diagnosed. In addition, Medical Examiners will refer a number of patients with associated symptoms for free RT-PCR laboratory testing for influenza viruses, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV.
Sampling will take place in hospitals and health centres of OKYPY https:/bit.ly/40hdScx and laboratory testing will be carried out at the Microbiology Laboratory of Nicosia General Hospital
Warm thanks to the Personal Physicians notified below for their willingness and cooperation in participating in the network.
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Name (GHS)
[/TD] [TD]Service Categories/Specialty
[/TD] [TD]Service Categories/Specialty
[/TD] [TD]
Province of Practice
[/TD][TR] [TD]
1
[/TD] [TD]MARIA ADAMOU TANTELE
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [TD]Famagusta
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2
[/TD] [TD]RAMEZ AL JAMAL
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]3
[/TD] [TD]MICHAEL ANASTASIADIS
[/TD] [TD]PI - Children
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]4
[/TD] [TD]ANASTASIA ANASTASIOU
[/TD] [TD]PI - Children, PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]5
[/TD] [TD]KYRIAKIA ANDREOU
[/TD] [TD]PI - Children
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]6
[/TD] [TD]ARGYRIS ARGYRIOU
[/TD] [TD]PI - Children
[/TD] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]7
[/TD] [TD]NAZARET ARMENAKIAN
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]8
[/TD] [TD]PANAGIOTIS VAGIANAS
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]9
[/TD] [TD]PANAGIOTIS DIMITRIOU
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]10
[/TD] [TD]CROWN HERO
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]11
[/TD] [TD]DIMITRIOS ZAVOS
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]12
[/TD] [TD]CHRISTAKIS THEOCHAROUS
[/TD] [TD]PI - Children, PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]13
[/TD] [TD]DIMITRIOS IOANNIDIS
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]14
[/TD] [TD]CHRISTINA KARAOLI
[/TD] [TD]PI - Children
[/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]15
[/TD] [TD]MICHALAKIS KITIS
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]16
[/TD] [TD]GALINI KOURSARI VIEIRA
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]17
[/TD] [TD]GEORGIOS KONSTANTINOU
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]18
[/TD] [TD]ELEYTHERIA LINDOVOI
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]19
[/TD] [TD]GEORGIA LOIZIDOU
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]20
[/TD] [TD]VENETCHANA MAYROMOUSTAKI
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]21
[/TD] [TD]MALAMA MAHAIRA
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]22
[/TD] [TD]MICHALAKIS MICHAELIDIS
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]23
[/TD] [TD]MONIKA MICHAELIDOU
[/TD] [TD]PI - Children
[/TD] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]24
[/TD] [TD]ZEPPOS MOSTRATOS
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]25
[/TD] [TD]DESPO ORFANIDOU
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]26
[/TD] [TD]GEORGIOS PANOS
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]27
[/TD] [TD]Ilias Papadopoulos
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]28
[/TD] [TD]MARIA PIERI
[/TD] [TD]PI - Children
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]29
[/TD] [TD]MICHAEL SAVVIDES
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]30
[/TD] [TD]PANIKOS SAKKAS
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]31
[/TD] [TD]IOANNA SEVERI
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]32
[/TD] [TD]Hari Spanou
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]33
[/TD] [TD]CHRISTOS STEFANOU
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]34
[/TD] [TD]CHRISTOS FIKARDOS
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]35
[/TD] [TD]ATHANASIOS PHILANDRAS
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]36
[/TD] [TD]ELENA HAPESHI
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]37
[/TD] [TD]GEORGE HARALAMBUS
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]38
[/TD] [TD]SAVAVAVAS CHRISTODOULOU
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]39
[/TD] [TD]MARY MARTHA CHRISTOPHIDOU ABRAAMIDOU
[/TD] [TD]PI - Adults
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Nicosia
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