The Council of Ministers approved on Wednesday the National Blood Strategy that aims to modernise and upgrade the blood services system in Cyprus.
In his statements after the Council of Ministers meeting, Minister of Health Neophytos Charalambides said that ‘with the approval of the Strategy, we proceed with the creation of a modern, digitalized and resilient system that will ensure the adequacy, quality and safety of blood and its derivatives, in accordance with European and international standards’.
He noted that the Strategy’s goals are mainly to cover the management of blood stocks and needs, to organise services, to ensure quality and supervision, as well to achieve innovation and digitalization.
Moreover, he said, “we seek to strengthen voluntary blood donation, the rational use of blood and ensure timely and equal access for all patients to the blood they need”.
The Minister pointed out that in order to ensure the effective implementation of the Strategy, an Implementation Monitoring Committee will be established, which will evaluate the progress and effectiveness of the actions, identify any difficulties in a timely manner and contribute to addressing them.