Cyprus is gradually being recognized as an ideal location for becoming a regional Medical Centre, providing high quality medical care to the people of this rather turbulent and distressed part of the world, said Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Antonis Michaelides.The Minister said that Cyprus combines a number of important attributes as a destination for health tourism and has the potential to become a centre for health tourism in the near future. Our island, he noted, located at the crossroads of three continents, offers ideal climate both for treatment and recuperation and a high standard of services for medical tourism at cost – effective rates.
He added that the government, recognizing the importance of health tourism for Cyprus, has included the development of this sector in its strategic goals.''The Cyprus government encourages investment in various sectors of the Cyprus economy and health tourism investments are particularly welcomed'', he pointed out. Within this framework, he continued, the government has set up a one stop system for the speedy registration of companies in Cyprus. In addition, it has recently established the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency, which aims at attracting foreign investment and at facilitating such investment. The government also actively supports the Medical Services Promotion Board, which has been set up by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and consists of a cluster of the largest private medical facilities in Cyprus.
Source: Financial Mirror
