Health
The Breathing Life Lung Centre for Children
“The seed of a good idea requires nurturing”
The Lung Centre
The Breathing Life Lung Centre opened in October 2009 as a new facility of the Makarios III Hospital in Nicosia, Cyprus.
The Breathing Life Trust, created in partnership with the Cyprus Government and Great Ormond Street Hospital, the Centre treats young people with acute lung disorders on an outpatient basis as well as supporting the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.
In 2026 the centre treated over 6,000 patients. The Centre also undertakes research programmes in critical areas of respiratory disease in conjunction with leading institutes worldwide, including the Harvard Institute.




