Medical-Health Services

The Government of Cyprus aims in the differentiation and enrichment of the tourism sector by focusing on the promotion of health services. Health services tourism is a developing industry that combines medical treatment with vacation. Health services address the needs of ill tourists, providing medico-pharmaceutical care and stay in hospitals and recuperation centres.

• Expenditure of health services was €1,200 million in 2009, €552 million of which constitutes expenditure of the public sector and €648 million of the private sector
• The share of expenditure as a percent of GDP increased was around 6.3% in 2009
• Six public General Hospitals: two in Lefkosia, and one each in Limassol, Larnaca, Ammochostos and Paphos and around 80 Private Hospitals and Clinic
• Approximately 60,000 health travellers came into Cyprus according to the CTO 2010 Study (UK-78%, Germany-9%, Israel and Middle East-7%, Sweden-3%, Italy-3%)
• In 2011, EU Cross Border Healthcare Directive was passed/approved and will result in the increase of individuals looking for alternative health tourism locations
• Other specialized medical institutes, offering services in:
  –Cancer treatment
  –Organ transplants
  –Services on bone marrow
  –Cardiac surgery procedures and non-invasive Cardiac surgery
  –Neurology and Genetics

Infrastructure Statistics:

• The Cyprus University of Technology offers courses in “Health Services”
• A Medical School at the University of Cyprus will begin offering degrees by 2016

• The BOC Oncology Center for cancer treatment
• The Paraskevaidio Surgical & Transplant Foundation for organ transplants
• The Karaiskakio Foundation for services on bone marrow
• The American Heart Institute for cardiosurgical procedures

• Cardiac Surgery interventions
• Kidney transplants
• Renal insufficiency care
• Oncology services
• Preventive/diagnostic tests
• Dental examinations/treatments
• Surgical remedial or aesthetic surgery/treatment
• Rehabilitation for people who need long recovery after surgery
• Mental rehabilitation
• Rehabilitation for patients with respiratory problems
• Neurosurgery
• Other medical services such as orthopedic, plastic surgery, gynecology, in vitro fertilization, gerontology, rheumatology, endocrinology, dermatology, nature cure, etc.

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