There are palliative care in-patient facilities at the Arodaphnousa Hospice in Nicosia. Pain and symptom relief is offered at the in-patient oncology unit within the general hospital in Nicosia – and at the Bank of Cyprus Oncology Center. In Limassol there are facilities for care on the oncology ward in the general hospital. In Larnaca there are facilities for care of AIDS patients on the specialist ward in the general hospital (see Table 5).

The two palliative care NGOs provide home care teams throughout the 5 Greek Cypriot administrative districts (Larnaca, Limassol, Paphos and in Greek Cypriot areas of Nicosia and Famagusta). There are d ay care centres in all 5 Greek Cypriot districts offering patients a minimum of twice weekly services. Both NGOs offer a range of psycho-social services throughout these districts, although there are no formal bereavement services.

Table 5: Palliative and supportive care in-patient services in Cyprus

There is no palliative care coverage in the north (including the districts of Kyrenia and the Turkish Cypriot areas in Nicosia, Famagusta and a small area of Larnaca).