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Renal services in Cyprus

Renal services in Cyprus

• Renal Replacement Therapies are provided in all public hospitals of the island and in some private hospitals

• A Transplant Clinic for kidney and pancreas transplantation is located at the main hospital of the island (Nicosia General Hospital)

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Cyprus population (2018) (Source: www.mof.gov.cy/cystat) 0-19 y.o.: 189,500 20-80+ y.o.: 675,000 Total: 864,500

31.12.2018 Hemodialysis: 682 (86.5%) Peritoneal dialysis: 106 (13.5%) Total: 788

Patients on hemodialysis/peritoneal dialysis (31.12.2018)

CY 2016 240pmp

CY 2015 241pmp

CY 2014 211pmp

EU Mean

117pmp

EU Mean

113pmp

EU Mean

139pmp

Cyprus has one of the highest rates in Europe of new patients pmp that start RRT every year.

Cyprus has one of the highest rates in Europe of new patients pmp that start RRT every year.

Causes:

• High life expectancy in Cyprus (80,7years vs 79years mean European LE)

• High incidence of diabetes and hypertension

• Higher incidence of inherited kidney diseases (ADPKD, Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease, TBMN, CFHR5)

• “Dialysis for All” policy: everyone is provided the option for dialysis (30% of pts that started dialysis in 2017 were 75+yo, the older being 99y.o.)

http://www.kypros.org/Cyprus/history

• 7000-3900 BC NEOLITHIC AGE

• 3900-2500 BC CHALCOLITHIC AGE

• 2500-1050 BC BRONZE AGE

• 1050-750 BC GEOMETRIC PERIOD

• 750-325 BC ARCHAIC AND CLASSICAL PERIOD

• 333-325 BC

• 325-58 BC HELLENISTIC PERIOD

• 58 BC - 330 AD ROMAN PERIOD

• 330-1191 AD BYZANTINE PERIOD

• 1191-1192 AD RICHARD THE LIONHEART AND THE TEMPLARS

• 1192-1489 AD FRANKISH (LUSIGNAN) PERIOD

• 1489-1571 AD VENETIAN PERIOD

• 1571- 1878 AD OTTOMAN PERIOD

• 1878-1960 BRITISH PERIOD

• 1960 REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS

• 2004 EU MEMBER

Cyprus: an island of history and a mixture of different civilizations

Cyprus: where one can enjoy history, vacations and Mediterranean hospitality

Holiday dialysis can be offered following communication with the local Renal Units

• Contact details of Public Renal Units:

- Nicosia General Hospital +357 22 603744, 47

- Limassol General Hospital +357 25801201

- Larnaca General Hospital + 357 24800453

- Ammochostos General Hospital +357 23200193

- Paphos General Hospital +357 26803244

• Contact details of Private Renal Units:

- American Medical Center (Nicosia) +357 22476 777

AMMOCHOSTOS NICOSIA