The Government of the
Republic of Cyprus will establish an international research, education and training effort for the environment and public health in association with the Harvard School of Public Health. To launch the initiative, the Government of Cyprus is contributing funds for both endowment and research grants to HSPH, as well as establishing a new Cypriot government-sponsored international research institute in Cyprus.
The International Initiative will bring together researchers, educators and practitioners from Harvard, Cyprus, Europe, the Middle East and the Mediterranean region to confront environmental issues affecting the health of populations in that region. Education and training will take place on two continents: at the new Cyprus International Institute for the Environment and Public Health (CII) in Cyprus, and at the HSPH-Cyprus Program (HCP) at the School’s Boston campus.
“The global environment does not have geographic borders,” said HSPH Dean Barry R. Bloom. “This new effort has the potential to improve the health of the people of Cyprus and many nations in the region.”
“We care about the environment and public health because it touches the life of each and every citizen of Cyprus, and not just this generation but future generations,” said President of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos who was in Boston to address a seminar at HSPH announcing the initiative. He expressed to the assembled HSPH faculty the hope that Cyprus might become “a regional center for research and excellence with the assistance of your institution.” President Papadopoulos also spoke at the Kennedy School of Government on “Cyprus at the Crossroads: The Way Forward.”