President’s Message

“Prevention is better than cure”, the well-known proverb with origins from Hippocrates writings (460-377 B.C.) highlights the importance of disease prevention for better health and longevity. This is undoubtedly because health is each and every person’s most precious asset which must be safeguarded and nurtured so that the demands of daily life can be met. This becomes all the more effective when the prevention of disease can take place soon after a child is born. Certainly then, the practicing field of preventive paediatrics plays a determining and life-saving role for the health and life of an individual.

The ongoing mission of the Center for Preventive Paediatrics "Americos Argyriou" is to offer all Cyprus residents with high quality screening programs so as to provide the best possible start in life to each and every child.

The Centre's screening programs have always been and will continue to be offered FREE of charge to the entire population of Cyprus, supporting the principle of ‘equality’ in access to public health services and of ensuring maximum participation in these programs.

Browsing through the Center’s website you will come across more information regarding our screening programs and activities. Additionally, we offer the opportunity for anyone who would like to make a monetary contribution to our work online and support our ongoing efforts and commitments.

On a final note, on behalf of all of us working daily at the Center, we remain committed to the Center’s mission and loyally follow on from the work left as a legacy to us by the late founder Dr. Americos Argyriou. We continue to work on the path he paved, always with the child in mind for a better future!

Dr. Argyris Argyriou
President
Center for Preventive Paediatrics “Americos Argyriou”