Cyprus Healthcare Environment

The demand for health care in Cyprus is increasing. The number of elderly people is low but growing and creates new service demands. Technological changes, both in terms of equipment and pharmaceuticals, are rapid. Much of this is integrated and disseminated rapidly due to commercial incentives. Some new therapies, for instance new drug treatments after the onset of heart attacks, offer significant health gains at modest cost. The problems of managing these new services in diagnosis, treatment and prevention are great.

The standard of health of the Cypriot population compares favourably with that of the population of developed countries. Indeed the standard of health of the Cypriot population can be considered quite high. Already expectancy of life at birth has reached 80,4 years for women and 75,3 years for men. Infant mortality rates have been successfully contained to 4,9 per thousand of population. The crude death rate stands at 6,9 per thousand of population.

The medical needs of the Cyprus population are met through three systems of health services: The government health sector, the private health sector, and a number of schemes covering specific sections of the population.

Cyprus has a very high standard of medical services and facilities. Hospitals, private clinics and medical centres are equated with the latest technology and operating techniques. Many Cypriot Doctors of various faculties jointly run Polyclinics whose standards are compatible to other medical facilities in all highly developed countries. Doctors and Dentists, Specialists and General Practitioners are available everywhere and their fees are reasonable compared to European standards.

At the beginning of the 1990s, there were six general hospitals, all in the main towns. In addition, there were twenty-one rural health centres and a psychiatric hospital in Nicosia. In 1987 there were 1,870 hospital beds, compared with 1,592 in 1960. The private health sector was extensive, and more than three-quarter of all doctors and dentists had their own practices or practiced part time in private clinics. Taking both public and private care into account, in 1989 there was 1 hospital bed per 166 inhabitants, 1 doctor per 482 inhabitants, and 1 dentist for every 1,356 inhabitants.

At the end of 2001 the number of persons per doctor stood at 381, while for dentists it was 1106. There were 44 general and specialized hospital beds per 10.000 inhabitants and the ratio of inhabitants per bed was 229. 

Zeincro Cyprus Ltd., 
Jacovides Tower, 81-83 Grivas Digenis Av.
CY-1080 Nicosia, Cyprus, 
Tel: +357 22 503139, 
Fax: +357 22 503001 
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Contact name: Mr. Andreas Moschos (Director)