Cypriot and Israeli Health Ministers discussed expansion of cooperation

Health Ministers of Cyprus and Israel, Michael Hadjipantela and Nitzan Horowitz, discussed on Wednesday ways to expand cooperation between the two countries, during their visit to the Karaiskakio Foundation, in Nicosia.

Hadjipantela expressed his pride for the Karaiskakio Foundation, which "is in no way inferior not only to foundations in Israel but also in other EU countries." He said ways to work with the Israeli Ministry of Health were discussed, adding that the Ministry of Health will always be next to the Karaiskakio Foundation to strengthen it "so that it continues to make us proud."

Asked about cooperation with Israel in terms of donor exchange, the Minister of Health noted that there is cooperation, but at the moment it is most likely to discuss a way to send samples from Israel to the Karaiskakio Foundation for tests.

On his part, Nitzan Horowitz said he was "impressed" by the capability of the Karaiskakio Foundation, which he described as a "state-of-the-art laboratory". In addition, he said he was impressed by the coexistence of all its services under one roof, which facilitates the treatment of various diseases, especially the rare ones. "We are going to cooperate and exchange information and maybe we will do the same thing in Israel," he added.

The Israeli Minister of Health also stated that he has learned a lot about the health system of Cyprus and that there is a great room for expanding cooperation between Israel and Cyprus in terms of health and medicine. "Cyprus is an extremely good friend of Israel and a very close ally geographically but also morally and politically," he said, expressing his eagerness to expand co-operation between the two countries for the benefit of both peoples.