"I have always been and will continue to be on the side of patients."
This was pointed out by the Minister of Health Dr. Popi Kanari, during a meeting with the leadership of the Federation of Cyprus Patients' Associations (OSAK). My sensitivity, the Minister said, has been demonstrated through my long-standing volunteer work at the Karaiskakio Foundation for 22 years. She added that the voice of patients should be a catalyst in the Ministry of Health's efforts to provide quality health services.
Dr. Kanari also said that today's meeting with the OSAK is the first of a series of meetings during which all the issues to be discussed will be put on the table. She expressed confidence that through a collective effort solutions will be found to issues that need immediate attention. What matters now is to provide solutions, with specific recommendations and actions. We will achieve this in cooperation with all stakeholders such as the OSAK, with which we will have close cooperation."
In conclusion, Dr. Kanari stressed that the highest goal of the Ministry of Health is to support and upgrade the GESY as well as to ensure its financial sustainability.
For his part, the President of the Federation of Cyprus Patients' Associations, Mr. Marios Kouloumas, wished the Minister of Health every success in the difficult task she has, as he said, to perform. The OSAC, Mr Kouloumas noted, is the main ally and partner of the Ministry of Health in the effort to solve the problems that exist in the health sector.
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