Health minister intervenes after physiotherapists warn of strike (updated)
Health Minister Popi Kanari on Tuesday assured she would act as a mediator to solve the issues raised by the Cyprus physiotherapists’ union in an...
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Cyprus has among the lowest rates of children with unmet medical needs in EU
Cyprus is among the countries with the lowest rates of children with unmet medical needs in the EU according to data released by Eurostat. But...
The race to make hospitals cybersecure
As medical centres increasingly come under attack from hackers, Europe is bolstering protection. By Tom Cassauwers Amid the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2021, the Irish...
Men to be offered screening for prostate cancer
Screening for prostate cancer will soon be offered systematically to men through the general health scheme to help prevent the disease, President Nikos Christodoulides said...
EU, Pfizer/BioNTech to amend COVID vaccine contract
Brussels has agreed with Pfizer (PFE.N) and BioNTech (22UAy.DE) to amend a COVID-19 vaccine contract, cutting the number the EU must buy and pushing the...
€74 million to spent to improve Gesy
Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Wednesday that €5 million would be given to upgrading medical equipment at hospitals, out of a total €74.1 million...
Better survival rates for women with metastatic breast cancer in Cyprus
Patients with metastatic breast cancer in Cyprus have a better survival rate than the international average, a report compiled by the Bank of Cyprus Oncology...
‘Cyprus ready to join forces for global health’
Health Minister Popi Kanari expressed Cyprus’ readiness to collaborate with the World Health Organisation (WHO) partners in safeguarding health and prosperity of citizens on a...
Rich nations must do more to fight pandemics -WHO draft treaty
Richer countries should be asked to better pull their weight in helping the world cope with pandemics, according to a new draft of a treaty...
New cancer institute puts Cyprus on the map as a research hub
Medical experts and cancer patients alike hope to see new and innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to the disease on the island with the inauguration...
