On Saturday, a contract was signed for the construction of a new pediatric cancer center in Nicosia, which is expected to significantly improve the services provided.

President Nikos Christodoulides welcomed the agreement signed between Minister of Health Michalis Damianos, President of the Public Health Organization (Okypy) Marinos Kallis and Maria Charalambidou, President of the Cleanthous Foundation, which is financing the 10 million euro project.

The clinic will be built on state land next to Makarios Hospital. After the construction is completed, Okypy will take over its management.

It is considered to be an extremely important infrastructure for the future of children with cancer and hematological diseases in Cyprus, as it is a draft of international standards. Thanks to the foundation’s contribution to the construction of this new office, Cyprus can become a regional center for the treatment of childhood cancer.

Every year in Cyprus, approximately 42 children aged 0 to 19 years are diagnosed with cancer, there is an “annual increase of 7.6 percent in the incidence of thyroid cancer in children aged 15 to 19 years, three to four times more often in girls,” however, “fortunately,” statistics show one hundred percent rates. cures. Over the past 10-20 years, the incidence of all types of cancer has been very high, but the causes remain unclear.

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