Filenews 6 October 2022
The Minister of Health, Michalis Hatzipantelas, will sign this afternoon a Joint Declaration of Intent with the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO), for the establishment of a Country Office of the Organization, in Larnaca.
As the Ministry of Health has announced, the aim is to further strengthen the relations of Cyprus and to upgrade Public Health, both in Cyprus and in the wider region.
The Office is expected, among other things, to be active in the following key areas: Strengthening public health and upgrading preparedness for dealing with emerging and epidemic-prone infectious diseases, through the promotion of innovative actions aimed at prevention, as well as in the collection, dissemination and evaluation of epidemiological data.
Also, the development of policies in the field of Communicable Diseases and Zoonoses, promotion of actions, response mechanisms and preparation of cooperation tools.
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