Healthcare

The latest evaluation report on Cyprus’ national health scheme Gesy said that in the past three years direct healthcare expenses for patients were reduced from 50 to around 15 per cent. Released ...

The paediatric clinic of Makarios hospital handles between 30 and 40 new benign and malignant haematological and oncological cases every year. The numbers were disclosed during a recent seminar entitled “Leukaemia and ...

Healthcare was at the forefront of discussions between Health Minister Michael Damianos and Greek Deputy Health Minister Marios Themistocleous during the latter’s official visit to Cyprus on Friday. Damianos ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (Hio) issued €80,000 in fines last year to over 40 health service providers for abusing Gesy, it emerged on Friday. Data obtained by CNA revealed that in 2023, the ...

MPs at the House health committee on Thursday called on state health services organisation (Okypy) and the health ministry to promptly address the hospitalisation and post-operative care of liver transplant ...

The response from political parties and stakeholders regarding the legislation introduced by Disy to the House health committee, which requires insurance coverage for all doctors to practice in Cyprus, was ...

The number of Cypriots undergoing kidney dialysis has more than doubled over the course of the last decade, the Cyprus Nephrological Society said on Wednesday. Ahead of Thursday’s World ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to cover the travel, accommodation and food expenses of one family member who accompanies a patient sent abroad to receive medical treatment. Speaking after ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday evening that cabinet will discuss a plan to subsidise the travel, accommodation, and food expenses for those accompanying people who are sent abroad to ...

The State Health Services (Okypy) has made a significant move to enhance accessibility to healthcare services by adjusting the operating hours of state hospitals. According to a statement released by ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) needs to rein in its expenses if it is to continue receiving state grants, officials warned in parliament on Thursday. Health ministry officials and ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos expressed his gratitude for Shriners Children’s hospital team on Tuesday morning on a visit to Makarios children’s hospital in Nicosia. Shriners hospital doctors have ...

A team from Shriners Children’s are in Cyprus to perform surgical procedures and examine children with orthopedic diseases. Shriners Children’s, operated by Shriners International in Florida is a ...

Parliament on Thursday night unanimously approved the budgets of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) and State Health Services (Okypy). Okypy’s total budget for 2024 foresees expenditure totalling at €761.8 million, and ...

MPs stressed the importance of enhancing e-governance in the healthcare sector during a discussion on the national e-health authority at the House health committee on Thursday. Following the meeting, committee ...

Only two out of eight anaesthesiologists at Makarios hospital are willing to participate in abortions, it emerged on Monday, following a complaint that a woman was forced to endure for ...

The House human rights committee will discuss women’s reproductive rights this week, following a woman’s testimony on Saturday that it took five days for doctors at Makarios hospital ...

The paediatric oncology unit at the Makarios children’s hospital will be permanently staffed by educational professionals, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday. Michaelidou was speaking to the Pancyprian ...

Medical insurance is very important in ensuring financial stability for the bearers. It provides assistance with medical costs and access to quality healthcare. These are extremely important as they are ...

Cyprus is outperforming the European Union average on a range of metrics related to public health, despite government spending on health falling below the bloc’s average, according to the ...

Disy party will continue its support of Gesy, party leader Annita Demetriou said on Monday. She was speaking during a meeting with state doctors union Pasyki and committee chairman and ...

Blood donation stations will operate nationwide until 8pm this week due to serious incidents that have caused significant reductions in supplies, the Blood Centre in Nicosia has announced. “We experienced ...

Long waiting lists for specialised treatments on Gesy are “a lever for the financial exploitation” of patients, Gesy’s supervision commissioner Eugenia Efstathiou said on Monday. Efstathiou was speaking at ...

Cases of Covid-19 and flu have significantly decreased, as the Omicron JN variant has come “full circle” a health ministry official said on Wednesday. In the meantime, hospital admissions have ...