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[suetoniuspaulinus]

Ministry officials have on several occasions visited Greece to procure drugs that were in short supply on the island.

The deputy, who last month said he had proof of gross embezzlement of government funds in procurement procedures for drugs, yesterday revealed another “scandal” involving the state Pharmaceutical Services. The head of the department was recently suspended.

Claiming to possess “reliable evidence,” Sizopoulos said that the Pharmaceutical Services were taking advantage of the government’s “sensitivity” in procuring medicines for Turkish Cypriots by asking for enormous sums of money as a supplemental budget.

He said the department demanded from the Finance Ministry an additional £7.2 million for drugs purchased in 2003 and 2004. Some £600,000 of this went to buying extra medicines for Turkish Cypriot patients.

“These figures say a lot, to me at least,” remarked Sizopoulos.

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2005


Seems like somebody is making a PROFIT from treating TC's

[brother]

Hmmmmm...interesting that this happens but definately not an isolated event.

[suetoniuspaulinus]

I do believe you are right. Unfortunately on both sides of the Green Line. BUT I thought that metecyp would have liked this info. He seems to have a bee in his bonnet about free healthcare for TC's

[metecyp]

I do believe you are right. Unfortunately on both sides of the Green Line. BUT I thought that metecyp would have liked this info. He seems to have a bee in his bonnet about free healthcare for TC's

Why would like this info? I'll repeat my position again. I'm in all favour of free healthcare provided by the RoC to Turkish Cypriots. It's one of the few services provided by the RoC with no direct political gain in return. However, I hate to hear GCs consistently bring this up as if it's the biggest deal. That's my problem, general GC attitude towards free healthcare, not healthcare itself. I hope I'm clear now.

[suetoniuspaulinus]

Mr Metecyp

I have understood your position very clearly. It just seems to me that while giving something "apparently" free on the one hand, and making maximum politic from it, it would appear on the other hand that some GC's are lining their pockets from funds allocated to the free TC healthcare. Those GC's who have been bragging about all this free btotherly love and complaining indirectly that they are paying for it from their pockets are being robbed by their own administrstion. I thought that might amuse you

[detailer]

Some health care services in south are funded by international organisations to help all cypriot people( all the help has gone to only GC until recently). So GC does not give that for free. Dont worry about that.

[Viewpoint]

So all this talk of free health care is rubbish its all been funded by international aid and GCs have been benefiting for many years, saying that they were funding everything, throwing it in our faces at every opportunity, how can you trust people with this sort of mentality???

[Piratis]

There is almost nothing for free. Somebody pays for it, and no, it is not the aliens or international organizations, it is us with our taxes.

Is it not part of your culture the idea that to receive you have to give? Why the only thing you know how to do is to give excuses as to why taking (or even stealing) without giving is OK for you?

[Saint Jimmy]

Some health care services in south are funded by international organisations

its all been funded by international aid

[boulio]

can someone please provide any links to the healthcare aid that the ROC receives for "free" from international org.