Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 10-08-04
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[01] CYPRUS ISRAEL COOPERATION HEALTH
[01] CYPRUS ISRAEL COOPERATION HEALTH
Cyprus and Israel have signed a protocol of cooperation in the area of
health.
The protocol was signed by Minister of Health Christos Patsalides and
his Israeli counterpart Yaacov Litzman, in the framework of the Cypriot
Ministers official visit to Israel between 1 and 4 of August.
According to an official press release, the protocol provides for the
exchange and education of medical staff, cooperation in the field of
research and exchange of information in matters concerning infectious
diseases.
In his statements, the Cypriot Minister noted that the Ministry of
Health aims at further developing cooperation with hospitals and
clinics of Israel. The Israeli Minister said he was happy to meet with
his Cypriot counterpart who is the first Minister of Health of the
Republic of Cyprus to pay an official visit to Israel after 1993. He
also said that the relations between the two countries in the field of
health are in a very good level.
During his visit there, Patsalides addressed a conference organized by
the Hadassah Hospital on the international cooperation in the field of
health.
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