The Parliamentary Health Committee met today, Thursday, 24 March 2022, and discussed the following issues:
1. The Universities and Agency/Private Hospitals Collaboration Act of 2020.
(Fak. No. 23.01.061.065-2020)
The Committee, in the presence of representatives of the relevant government departments and stakeholders, continued the discussion of the above bill, the purpose of which is the legislative regulation of the cooperation between the Medical Schools of the Universities and the OCYF and Private Nursing Homes for clinical training of the students of the Medical Schools in them. The Committee decided that reasonable time should be allowed for stakeholders to continue consultation and reserved the right to return to the Bill.
2. Inclusion of an out-of-body treatment in the General Health System (GHS).
(Ex-officio examination on the recommendation of Mr. Charalambos Pazarou, Efthymios Diplarou, Savias Orphanidou, Marina Nikolaou, Nikos Kettirou, Christos Christofias, Panikos Leonidou, Chrysanthos Savvidis, Christos Christou, Michalis Yakoomi and Kyriakos Hatzigiannis)
(File No. 23.04.039.033-2022)
The Committee, in the presence of representatives of the relevant government departments and stakeholders, was informed, inter alia, about the problems faced by infertile couples, particularly the high cost of IVF treatments, and discussed the possibility of including at least IVF treatment in the GESY. The Committee reserved the right to continue the discussion on this subject at its next meeting.
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