What is healthcare in Cyprus like?

Facilities and Health Information

Medical care is available both at government hospitals and private clinics. Emergency rooms offer adequate care to stabilize patients, most of who are then transferred to private hospitals. Many of the private-sector doctors have been trained in the United Kingdom or the United States. While fees are generally lower than those in the United States, medical supplies are often more expensive. Paramedics do not staff ambulances. The standard of medical care in the area administered by Turkish Cypriots is improving, but still falls below that found in the government-controlled area. The World Health Organization considers Cyprus to be one of the healthiest areas of the Mediterranean. Water supplies are potable, and the refuse collection/sewage disposal system is adequate. Communicable diseases such as typhoid are rare. Respiratory ailments and allergies are sometimes exacerbated by the dry and dusty climate.

Drinking Water Source - % of rural population improved

100%

Drinking Water Source - % of urban population improved

100%

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1%

Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population

3.5

People Living with HIV/AIDS

750

Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population

2.75

Sanitation Facility Access - % of urban population improved

100%

Sanitation Facility Access - % of rural population improved

100%

Disability Access In Cyprus

Accessibility

While in Cyprus, individuals with disabilities may find accessibility and accommodation to be very different from what you find in the United States. The People with Disabilities Law mandates that public buildings and tourist facilities built after 1999 be accessible to all. However, older buildings frequently lack access for persons with disabilities. Narrow or nonexistent sidewalks and lack of transport, parking spaces, accessible toilets, and elevators all pose problems for persons with disabilities. Cypriot law prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in employment, education, access to health care, or in the provision of other state services, and in practice the government generally enforces the provisions.

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