REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Minister’s Office
Ref No: Y.Y. 4.2.12.9
July 18, 2022
Mr Peep Peterson
Minister of Health and Labour of Estonia
Suur-Ameerika 1, 10122 Tallinn, Estonia
Meeting of EU Health Ministers, organized by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of
Cyprus, on 07.10.2022 in Cyprus
The ongoing Covidl9 pandemic had an unprecedented impact on most countries with resources
being overstretched and exhausted. The pandemic, exhibited and challenged the vulnerabilities
of the global health architccture. The improvement of the situation at early summer came with
much relief and raiscd hopes that the pandemic wiII fade away
However the recent emergence ofa new wave, reminded us that we are not out of the woods yet.
We stihl need to consider the allocation of health resources for tackhing the pandemic but at the
same time we need to remember that for more than 2 years, the pandemic rnonopolised our
interest. The danger of neglecting other aspects of health is Iooming.
Having this in mmd, we decided on hosting a meeting of the Health Ministers of the EU
countries so as to discuss the issue with particular focus on:
1. The management of the pandemic so far and the strategy for coming winter
2. The New Pharmaceutical Strategy
In this respect, 1 would like to extent an official invitation to attend the aforesaid meeting that
wilI take place on 07.10.2022 in Cyprus.
Moreover, 1 would also like to note that Ms Stehla Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and
Food Safety, has agreed to attend the meeting and dehiver a keynote speech.
More information vi11 be communicated through the diplomatic channels.
1 look forward to your favorable response and to welcome you to Cyprus in October.
Michael Hadjipantela
Minister of Health
Republic of Cyprus
cc.: Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic ofCyprus
Ministry of Health, 1449 Nicosia Cyprus
Tel No : +35722605303, Tel No : +35722605304, Fax No : +35722434189, E-mail :
[email protected]
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