Medical 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 €1,065 million in 2008, €517 million (48.56%) of which constitutes expenditure of the public sector and €548 million (51.46%) of the private sector
• The share of expenditure as a percent of GDP increased from 6.0% in 2007 to 6.2% in 2008
• Five public General Hospitals: two in Lefkosia, and one each in Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos
• Investment in new buildings accounted for €19.5 million and €15.5 million in machinery and equipment
• 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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