Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides, inaugurated on Sunday the Hadjiyiannio Health Center, in Akaki, in the western part of the Nicosia district, which, officials said will serve 15 communities.
In his speech, the President said the creation of this health centre was the idea of late Akaki community leader Giannakis Hadjiyiannis, while also referred to Andreas Hadjiyiannis, who offered pound 200,000 towards the construction of the pound 5.2 million project.
The Akaki Health Center, the President said, that covers an area of 3,355 square meters, is ‘a model’ as regards primary healthcare infrastructure. It has five General Practices and is part of a network of 37 Health Centers of the State Health Services Organization (OKYpY) and will serve the needs of the residents of Akaki and the neighbouring communities of the West Nicosia area, he added.
‘We are moving forward with new projects, within the next three years amounting to pound 138 million, he said, including pound 10 million for the hospital in Polis Chrysochous.
As regards the healthcare sector, he said they will also move forward with other projects. He referred to the Urgent Care Centers located next to the Accident and Emergency Centers, which helped to relieve the congestion of the A and E Centers.
Over pound 46.7 million have been spent in recent years on major projects, such as the hematology clinic at Troodos Hospital, the construction of a new dialysis unit at Paphos General Hospital, the Children’s Intensive Care Unit at Nicosia General Hospital, the dialysis unit at Famagusta General Hospital, work on the second floor and the Intensive Care Unit at Larnaca General Hospital, as well as the completion of a phase at Athalassa Psychiatric Hospital, said Chairman of State Health Services Organisation (OKYpY) Board of Directors, Marinos Kallis, in his own speech.
Over pound 70 million have been spent, he added, on the purchase of state-of-the-art medical equipment, such as CT and MRI scanners, angiographs, etc., which make public hospitals more competitive comparing with the private sector.
Kallis also referred to the implementation of programs amounting to pound 182 million, between 2025 and 2027, which, he said, was the Organization’s strategic goal for the upgrade of public hospitals.
Regarding the Akaki Health Center, Kallis thanked the Hadjiyiannis family for their financial contribution, noting that the center will serve 15 communities and its purpose is to offer area residents access to high-quality healthcare services.
There will be general practitioners, nursing staff, specialist doctors, such as a general surgeon, an orthopedic and a surgeon for minor surgeries, as well as a cardiologist. The center, he said, is equipped with a modern radiography machine and a bone density scanner.