The Association of Friends of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cyprus was founded by people of various skills and attributes who believe that human life and human personality must be treated in full respect from the moment of birth and that the institution of the family and the relationship of mother and father and child is essential to develop a healthy and whole person. Newborns, premature or n
ot in need of medical and paramedical care are considered as people from the first day of their lives. People with feelings, with needs, with boundaries and sensitivities. Respect to these characteristics of the newborns and raise awareness of all those involved in their care is the main goal of our Association. To achieve this goal, the Friends of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cyprus are developing a series of actions such as promotion of knowledge and awareness of the health problems of infants and particularities of premature babies at all stages of life, confrontation of social, psychological and economic problems, of the patient and the family, resulting from neonatal disorders, communication and cooperation with similar associations abroad and organizing events on perinatal care. Thermokoitida Agapis, is member of the European National Parents Organisations under the umbrella of EFCNI whose main aim is to tackle inequalities in newborn health in Europe. In that context, we paricipate in the Standards of Care for Newborn Health collaborative project under the auspices of EFCNI for the development of harmonised standards for the care of preterm and newborn infants in Europe.
