AKEL Famagusta issued an announcement regarding the Government's handling of the Famagusta Hospital and the operation of the Hospital as a Reference Hospital.
Characteristics, in relation to the operation of the Famagusta Hospital as a Reference Hospital report "Finally, the rulers must realize that in the Free Province of Famagusta there is no other medical center that can serve the patients of the Province, with the result that the cases have to be transferred to Larnaca or Nicosia Hospitals for care and treatment, often with "We understand the severity of the pandemic, but Covid is not the only disease and we hope we do not mourn victims of other diseases due to lack of infrastructure."
Reference is also made to the problems faced by kidney patients in the hemodialysis unit of the Hospital
Announcement of AKEL Famagusta for the General Hospital of Famagusta
The Famagusta Hospital was transformed into a Reference Hospital without, unfortunately, satisfactory solutions being provided to cover the population of the area from other diseases. The government has failed to invest in health so that the state can cope with the second wave of pandemics, it has failed to adequately staff the Famagusta Hospital, to invest in new structures so that all specialties do not stop operating, marking with this move the final closure of Famagusta Hospital.
The government of Nikos Anastasiadis had eight months before it to prepare a comprehensive business plan to deal with the pandemic. It is obvious from the manipulations that such a thing did not happen. Suffice it to recall the decision of the Council of Ministers on 15/9/2020, to complete the work in 2ο floor of the Hospital and its use as an extension of the Reference Hospital, which was accompanied by a promise to complete the work by mid-October.
To the many other issues that the Referral Hospital has to face, has been added the most serious problem faced by the kidney patients of the Province. For months, the hospital management has sent a request for staffing the dialysis unit, without any response from OKYPY. Hemodialysis patients risk their lives every day as there is insufficient coverage by a nephrologist to treat their problems and their transfer to Larnaca Hospital is not allowed due to the pandemic.
Finally, the rulers must realize that in the Free Province of Famagusta there is no other medical center that can serve the patients of the Province, with the result that the cases have to be transferred to Larnaca or Nicosia Hospitals for treatment and treatment, often with huge risks due to distance.
We understand the severity of the pandemic, but Covid is not the only disease and we hope not to mourn victims of other diseases due to lack of infrastructure.
AKEL will take a series of initiatives such as the registration of the issue in Parliament, and the arrangement of a meeting with the Minister of Health to resolve the issue and claim the full operation and upgrade of the Famagusta Hospital.
AKEL will consistently continue to defend the right of all to quality health.
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