The Minister of Health, Mr Michael Hadjipandela, participated in the high-level meeting of the Small Countries Initiative of the European Region of the World Health Organization, which took place yesterday, June 2 and today, June 3.
The theme of the meeting was "Towards better health and well-being in small countries of the WHO European Region" and focused on two main themes, prevention, health system preparedness and emergency response and recovery, and the commitment of small countries to put health at the heart of sustainable tourism.
Mr. Hadjipandela held a bilateral meeting with Dr. Hans Henri Kluge, Director of the Europe Region of the World Health Organization. During the meeting the Minister explored actions in Cyprus, in which the World Health Organization could assist with its expertise.
In his interventions Mr. Hadjipandela presented the strategy followed by Cyprus for the management of the pandemic, referred to the experiences gained on health crisis management issues and the structural changes that took place in Cyprus with the gradual implementation of the GHS in the midst of the pandemic.
In addition, the Minister of Health informed that Cyprus is participating in the Recovery and Resilience Plan, which aims to use funds from the European Union to strengthen the efficiency, ease of access and overall resilience of the health sector through targeted interventions.
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