Healthcare

Doctors working in the paediatric department at Larnaca general hospital went on an impromptu two-hour strike on Thursday over staff shortages. They accused state health services Okypy of being indifferent ...

Doctors in Paphos’ general hospital A&E department will stage a three-hour strike on Friday over problems the state health services (Okypy) are blatantly ignoring, Pasyki union said on ...

In total 130 innovative drugs will be added in the national health scheme (Gesy) by the end of January, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Tuesday. The minister said he has ...

The health ministry will collaborate with nine municipalities to implement a programme aiming to promote mental health and prevent harmful behaviours. Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Monday signed a memorandum ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO) said on Thursday that there have been two new functions added to the national health scheme (Gesy) website for users of the system. The two ...

Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou vowed on Wednesday to improve the conditions at the centre for children with neurodevelopmental disorders at the Nicosia general hospital, as well as ...

Generic drug makers Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Sandoz say they are planning a significant ramp-up in production of biosimilars – copies of high-priced drugs used to treat illnesses such as rheumatoid ...

Health Ministry Permanent Secretary Christina Yiannaki presented the national vaccination advisory committee’s annual results for 2021 on Monday with the emphasis on the long list of free vaccinations now administered. ...

On-call services deal with specific health emergencies and do not operate like emergency departments, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) sought to clarify on Wednesday. Though the service has been available ...

Operations rose threefold after the inclusion of private hospitals in the national health scheme (Gesy) which increased the number of beds available by almost 80 per cent, data showed on Wednesday. ...

Cyprus health services will get an €80 million revamp through the Cyprus Tomorrow plan which includes the completion of the first phase of the long-awaited new mental hospital. National health care ...

Small EU countries like Cyprus can achieve much more for their citizens when they have a big European family to rely on, said EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides on Friday, ...

Cyprus has spent over €200 million in tackling Covid-19 since 2020 to date, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Monday. Presenting his ministry’s budget at the House finance committee, he outlined ...

The Karaiskakio Foundation will officially begin to receive state support via the annual state budget from 2023, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday evening. Anastasiades was speaking during the event “Bone ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela announced a new neonatal intensive care unit will be built in Cyprus following a meeting on Monday with the NGO ‘Mora Thavmata’ and the state health ...

The Health Insurance Organisation – the agency running the national health system or Gesy – was on Monday expected to receive instructions to give a three-day grace period to those doctors who ...

THE issue of C-sections in Cyprus reared its head again recently during a discussion at the House and on every occasion, it seems the number of women opting for this ...

Inpatient wards at Polis Chrysochous Hospital will reopen in January 2023, following decisions taken by the government, presidential candidate and Disy party leader Averof Neophytou said on Sunday during a visit ...

Vaccines are one of humanity’s most effective weapons against a rising number of illnesses, helping to safeguard public health, director general of the health ministry Christina Yiannaki said on ...

Plans to open a new accident and emergency department specifically for children at the Makarios children’s hospital have been changed, as it was decided that it will now be ...

The state health services (Okypy) has vowed significant spending on the national health service Gesy with a projected €250 million for 2022-2024, while also acknowledging complaints and the need to constantly ...

Diving accidents recorded a significant increase in recent years, with most people involved developing decompression sickness and requiring oxygen therapy, state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Friday. Accidents have ...

Limassol general hospital has received a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, Disy MP Charalambos Pazaros announced in a press release on Tuesday. The MRI machine, acquired at a cost ...

Limassol hospital’s long-standing request for an MRI machine has finally come to fruition, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Tuesday at an event inaugurating the new equipment. Costing €2.4 million, the ...