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Gesy beneficiaries can now book specialist appointments online

Jonathan ShkurkoJuly 22, 2021

By Jonathan ShkurkoJuly 22, 202103248

The state health services organisation (Okypy) has officially launched its new revamped website on Thursday designed to facilitate the procedure of booking medical appointments online....

Pfizer vaccine effectiveness is down to 64%, Israel says

Xinhua News AgencyJuly 6, 2021July 6, 2021

By Xinhua News AgencyJuly 6, 2021July 6, 2021010454

The effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus has dropped to just 64 per cent in Israel, the country’s Ministry of Health said in...

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Tenders invited as improvement to psychiatric hospital take step towards reality

Antigoni PittaMay 28, 2021

By Antigoni PittaMay 28, 20210379

Tenders were invited on Friday for the construction of a new mental health centre in Nicosia, part of the government’s Recovery and Resilience Plan, the...

Patent waivers for vaccines proposal supported by 5 EU nations

Reuters News ServiceMay 9, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceMay 9, 202101812

Five European Union Member States distanced themselves on Friday from the idea of waiving patent rights on coronavirus vaccines, saying the key to ending the...

Biden administration to back suspending Covid-19 vaccine patents

Andrew RosenbaumMay 7, 2021

By Andrew RosenbaumMay 7, 202101746

In a major shift on intellectual property rights, the US administration has backed lifting patents of Covid-19 vaccines in order to speed up vaccination of...

Accupuncture grows popular in Malta with other Chinese medicine

Xinhua News AgencyApril 30, 2021May 4, 2021

By Xinhua News AgencyApril 30, 2021May 4, 20210721

Chinese physician Jiang Yawen, 38, heading a team of five fellow doctors, has been on duty in Malta since last October. The 16th Chinese Medical...

Countries in Europe to make vaccines at home

Andrew RosenbaumMarch 12, 2021

By Andrew RosenbaumMarch 12, 202106446

In the German town of Dessau, one of the sites of the Bauhaus art school, an institute was set up in 1921 to mass-produce vaccines...

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Auditor-general fears forced sale of hospitals if health services tank

Evie AndreouFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 2021

By Evie AndreouFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 202101808

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has assessed that the state health services organisation (Okypy) will be unable to cover its budget deficit by 2024, the date when...

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Over 43,000 received Gesy inpatient care in six months

Antigoni PittaFebruary 1, 2021

By Antigoni PittaFebruary 1, 20210751

Over 43,000 beneficiaries of the national health scheme (Gesy) have received inpatient care since its launch, the health insurance organisation (HIO) told the health minister...

Mediterranean Hospital, launches vaccinations certified by Cyprus blockchain app — Aretaeio to follow

Andrew RosenbaumJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 2021

By Andrew RosenbaumJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 202104753

The Mediterranean Hospital of Cyprus announced on Tuesday that it had vaccinated 100 doctors and personnel, and certified the vaccinations using the Cyprus-developed E-H Cert...

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Govt warns of healthcare collapse if budget not passed (Updated)

Jean ChristouDecember 16, 2020December 16, 2020

By Jean ChristouDecember 16, 2020December 16, 202002650

Rejection of the 2021 state budget by parliament would lead to the collapse of the health system Gesy, the government warned on Wednesday as ruling...

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New services available from Gesy from Tuesday

Staff ReporterNovember 30, 2020

By Staff ReporterNovember 30, 202005205

Additional services will be available under the general health scheme, Gesy, from Tuesday including preventive dental care, out-patients treatment for mental health, physiotherapy, occupational therapy,...

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No shortage of pharmacists, EU stats show

Annette ChrysostomouSeptember 25, 2020

By Annette ChrysostomouSeptember 25, 20200680

Cyprus is ranked number seven on the list of EU member states when it comes to the number of pharmacists per inhabitant, Eurostat reported on...

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Seven thousand free ops in first two months of Gesy inpatient care

Evie AndreouSeptember 9, 2020

By Evie AndreouSeptember 9, 202001079

Seven thousand operations have been carried out free of charge within two months of Gesy introducing inpatient care, the head of the patients’ association Marios...

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Gesy headed down the same road as defunct Co-op Keve warns

Evie AndreouSeptember 7, 2020September 7, 2020

By Evie AndreouSeptember 7, 2020September 7, 202002028

Gesy, unless managed properly, could share the same fate as the now defunct Co-operative Bank, Christodoulos Angastiniotis, head of the chamber of commerce and industry...

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HIO to limit number of visits to specialists amid signs of system abuse

Andria KadesJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020

By Andria KadesJuly 27, 2020July 27, 202002517

The health insurance organisation (HIO) has begun tightening the noose around the number of visits to specialist doctors it emerged on Monday, amidst growing concerns...

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Paphos hospital in desperate need of upgrade says mayor

Annette ChrysostomouJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020

By Annette ChrysostomouJuly 16, 2020July 16, 202001353

Paphos general hospital is 30 years old and needs a thorough renovation and expansion, Paphos mayor Phaedonas Phaedonos said on Thursday. Procedures to ensure the...

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Doctors reach deal over Gesy pay

Andria KadesJune 29, 2020

By Andria KadesJune 29, 202001111

Doctors union Pasydy on Monday agreed to the monetary incentives offered by the state health services (Okypy). In a statement, the union said: “the agreement...

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Concern among MPs of ‘creeping’ two-tier Gesy

Elias HazouJune 19, 2020June 18, 2020

By Elias HazouJune 19, 2020June 18, 202001497

Opposition MPs on Thursday cautioned against what they said appear to be attempts to covertly introduce a multi-payer system into the national health scheme (Gesy)....

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Friends’ Hospice in Paphos faces imminent closure

Bejay BrowneJune 16, 2020June 15, 2020

By Bejay BrowneJune 16, 2020June 15, 202006585

The Friends’ Hospice in Paphos is facing closure at the end of the month unless new premises and additional funding can be found urgently, the...