University of Nicosia Medical School - Department of Primary Care and Population Health

The University of Nicosia Medical School was established in 2011. The Department of Primary Care and Population Health, one of the two department of the school, aims to improve the health of the population at the local, regional and global level through educational, research and community outreach activities. The educational activities include the delivery of two postgraduate programmes: a Master in Public health and an MSc in Family Medicine. Research activities are diverse on areas such as early life determinants of health and disease, genetic epidemiology, applied public health research and health services and quality of health care . The department contributes to improving the health of the local community by conducting disease prevention and health promotion activities that serve vulnerable and difficult to reach population groups as well as supports the activities of governmental and non-governmental bodies that promote health.