Health minister: I’m going to patch the holes in the Gesy bag
If the national health scheme (Gesy) fails, the whole state will collapse with it, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Saturday. She said that the...
Healthcare
Lilly to cut insulin prices by 70 per cent from fourth quarter
Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.N) said on Wednesday it would reduce prices by 70 per cent for its most commonly prescribed forms of insulin. The...
First exchange kidney transplant between Cyprus and Israel (Updated)
The first ever crossover organ transplant involving Cyprus and Israel took place on Wednesday after two kidneys were exchanged at the old Larnaca airport in...
Okypy accused of lying about naked woman photo
The state health services organisation (Okypy) is lying about the incident involving an elderly woman pictured laying naked in a hospital bed, the doctor Marios...
Geroskipou mammography centre calls on women to get screened
Geroskipou municipality announced the opening of a mammography centre this week as the health ministry called on women over 45 to get their free biennial...
Health ministry to focus on state of ICUs
A newly established committee has been tasked with rolling out a number of measures and protocols to combat problems in intensive care units (ICUs), Health...
HIO trying to induct occupational therapists into Gesy
Efforts to induct more occupational therapists into the national health scheme Gesy will continue, operator Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Monday. The HIO “fully...
Children’s A&E and new mammography centres opened
The children’s specially designated accidents and emergencies department (A&E) has started operating at Nicosia general hospital, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela announced on Wednesday. According to...
Collective agreements of healthcare staff ‘up for discussion’
All issues with the collective agreement for state health services (Okypy) employees will be open for discussion, the organisation’s spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Wednesday....
Cans for Kids donates essential respiratory equipment for children’s hospital (Updated)
Cans for Kids charity has donated essential respiratory medical equipment for newborns to the Makarios children’s hospital, the health ministry said on Monday. After raising...
