Cypriot Government step in with Shriners
Shriners Hospital for Children has been operating on and supporting children with Scoliosis for many years and not just from a surgical point of view, financial as well. A Little About Shriners Shriners Hospitals for Children is a one-of-a-kind international health care system dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing specialty pediatric care, innovative research and outstanding teaching programs.Children up to the age of 18 with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate are eligible for admission and receive all care in a family-centered environment at no financial obligation to patients or families. Over the past 30 years Shriners has been treating Cypriot children with Scoliosis, free of charge. Just recently Shriners has met with the health minister seeking financial support to help operate on Cypriot children, due to the current economic climate, Shriners can no longer afford to operate on these children due to the cost of the sur...