European Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides and Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus Georgios, held a meeting on Friday, during which they discussed about their cooperation in matters of health and especially in relation to the European plan to combat cancer.
The Archbishop expressed the readiness of the church to do everything it can “to promote health”.
Speaking after the meeting, that took place in the Archbishopric in Nicosia, Kyriakidou said that she informed the Archbishop about several issues of her portfolio but also about “the important contribution of the church to health issues” and how they can work together on many issues concerning the daily life of citizens.
Furthermore, she said that she informed him about other issues that concern the European Commission and Cyprus.
Replying to questions, she said that the cooperation will be focused on the field of health, and added that she informed the Archbishop about the European program against cancer, as well as how we could pass messages to the people, to women, through the church so that we can deal better with cancer.
The Archbishop thanked the Commissioner for her visit and for the briefing she provided on issues regarding her portfolio. He noted that the church is an advocate for the health of the people adding that when we take care of our health, we can also participate in spiritual struggles.
Source: Cyprus News Agency