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Cyprus plans to give every citizen a single electronic health record containing their most important medical information, ending the familiar scramble for old test results, prescriptions, and paperwork from different doctors.
The €21.1 million system is expected to become fully operational by December 2029, according to plans presented at the ninth Cyprus Health Conference in Nicosia.
Known as the Integrated Electronic Health Record of the Citizen, it will bring together patients’ medical histories, prescriptions, laboratory and imaging results, hospital admissions, allergies, and transplant information in one secure digital environment.
In practical terms, a doctor should be able to see the information needed to treat a patient without asking them to remember every medication, previous diagnosis, or examination. It could also reduce duplicate tests and the need for patients to carry medical documents between clinics and hospitals.
Professor Constantinos Pattichis, president of the National Authority for Electronic Health, said the tender for the project’s feasibility study is scheduled to be announced in September. The overall implementation period is estimated at seven years.
A new 'myHealth Cyprus' application is also being developed as the main doorway to online health services.
Its first phase, running until December, will include secure access through CY Login, searches for healthcare providers and on-duty pharmacies, and a panic button for sending urgent notifications.
A second phase, expected to run from October 2026 until December 2027, will connect the application fully with GeSY. Patients should then be able to view their medical profile, receive reminders about repeat prescriptions, and manage matters involving their personal doctor.
The authority has also been appointed Cyprus’ official Digital Health Authority under the EU’s European Health Data Space. The wider European system is intended to allow medical information to be exchanged securely across borders—potentially making treatment easier when Cypriots travel or live in another EU country.
The project is ambitious and will take years to complete. But if it works as planned, a patient’s medical information will finally travel with the patient—rather than remain scattered across filing cabinets, computer systems and forgotten envelopes at home.
