Seven years GHS: the achievements, the shortcomings, and the challenge ahead

Seven years on from the launch of the General Health System, Cypriot society has every reason to acknowledge it as one of the most significant social reforms in the country’s history. The GHS did not simply change how people access healthcare — it changed the philosophy of care itself, making health a right for everyone rather than a privilege reserved for those who could previously afford the steep cost of private treatment. And despite the initial resistance and the doomsayers who predicted...