Kanari supports changes for patients sent abroad for treatment
Health Minister Popi Kanari has thrown her support behind a plan to transfer the process of sending patients abroad to the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO)....
Healthcare
Waiting lists for specialists in Cyprus getting worse
But who’s to blame: a demanding patient or a nervous GP? By Elias Hazou The problem of long waiting times to see a specialist in...
Hospital finance deal proves elusive as time runs out
Patients using public hospitals could potentially face serious problems, as the health insurance organisation (HIO) and state hospital services organisation (Okypy) seem to be at...
Private American Medical Centre to open new hospital in Limassol
The American Medical Centre is opening a new hospital in Limassol, set to “transform” the country’s health in the private sector. Works are set to...
Clinic under fire following Gesy system fraud
Management and doctors at a clinic operating within the national health service (Gesy) are under scrutiny by the authorities for fraudulent billing registrations. An investigation...
Despite weaknesses, Gesy a success minister tells diaspora
The government’s vision for Gesy “is the creation of a new culture where beneficiaries and providers will protect it, for it is property of the...
Cyprus fourth in EU for number of doctors
In 2021 Cyprus ranked fourth in the EU in terms of the number of practising doctors per capita, according to data just released by Eurostat....
Health minister insists on regaining control of ambulance service
Health Minister Popi Kanari on Wednesday attacked the finance ministry for insisting the ambulance service remain under the authority of the state health services organisation Okypy...
Foreign interests buying up private healthcare sector
A report on Saturday raised fears over the private health sector in Cyprus transforming into a monopoly held by foreign interests, after it emerged US...
Changes planned to payment of GPs
The Health Insurance Organisation – the agency running the national health system or Gesy – will as of this autumn alter the way in which...
