The Cyprus Medical Association, also translated as the Pancyprian Medical Association, is a professional organisation of doctors in
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...
, founded in 1967. It negotiates with the
Health Insurance Organisation
The Health Insurance Organisation is a state agency which runs the healthcare system in Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian ...
on behalf of doctors.
In 2018 they were arguing for the national budget of
Gesy
GeSY (Greek: Γενικό Σύστημα Υγείας (ΓεΣΥ), ''Genikó Sýstima Ygeías'', English: General Healthcare System, GHS) is the universal health insurance system of Cyprus established in 2017 when three government bills and regula ...
to be increased by €100m to finance an increase from €60 per adult patient to €100, and €120 per head for child patients, and suggesting that patients' financial contributions should go directly to the doctors. The annual income for
pediatricians
Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the ...
would be €24,000.
Dr Petros Agathangelou, president of the Association, was appointed a board member of the Health Insurance Organisation in 2022, but resigned after two weeks following complaints that he represented private doctors, who have a vested interest in it as contractors.
Sebnem Korur Fincanci, the head of the association, was detained by Turkish police in October 2022 for allegedly “spreading terrorist group propaganda”, in relation to comments she made about alleged chemical weapons’ use by the Turkish armed forces.
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Medical associations
Medical and health organisations based in Cyprus