Only 37 per cent of eligible women utilise free Pap tests
Despite being provided with a free cervical cancer screening, better known as a Pap test, once every two years under the national health scheme, Gesy, only 37.13 per cent of eligible ...
656 new cases of prostate cancer in 2020
There were 656 new cases of prostate cancer recorded in Cyprus in 2020, up from 550 the previous year.
Between 2016 and 2020, there were an average of 540 new cases recorded in Cyprus per year, ...
Dispute arises over patient accommodations at psychiatric hospital
A spat broke out on Thursday between the state health service organisation (Okypy) and the nurse’s union Pasyno, after the latter claimed that patients at the Athalassa Psychiatric Hospital ...
Israel recommends some wear masks indoors amid rise in COVID cases
Israel’s health ministry has advised people with compromised immune systems to wear masks in crowded indoor spaces as it marks an increase in COVID-19 hospitalisations ahead of the Jewish ...
Kanari aims to ‘win support’ of parties to upgrade public health
Health minister Popi Kanari aims to “win the support of parliamentary parties” to pass bills and upgrade public health, she said on Monday.
Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting ...
More Gesy beneficiaries visit private doctors year-on-year, data shows
The vast majority of outpatient visits to specialists and personal doctors concerns health professionals in the private sector registered under Gesy, data from the state statistical service showed on Friday.
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Health minister urges faster upgrades at Paphos general hospital
During her visit to the hospital on Fiday, Health Minister Popi Kanari highlighted the ongoing efforts to expedite procedures aimed at upgrading the Paphos general.
Speaking to reporters, Kanari said ...
Neonatal intensive care unit to be ‘strengthened’
The Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Limassol general hospital is set to be “strengthened” with new equipment and machines, with the funding coming from the Madame Figaro Woman ...
World Health Organisation to open office in Cyprus
The government approved plans on Wednesday for the opening of a national office of the World Health Organisation in Cyprus.
The bill will now be submitted to the House of ...
Okypy receives multiple international quality awards
The state health services organisation (Okypy) has received 16 international quality assurance certificates, and says it is in the process of obtaining 14 more, it announced on Tuesday.
Among those obtained are ...
Wegovy demand prompts UK availability concerns, privately it will cost up to £300 for a monthly supply
People in Britain who can afford to pay out of their own pocket may get easier access to Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy than those seeking treatment in the ...
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).
Speaking after a meeting of ...
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 the national health system (...
West Nile virus case detected: Health authorities increase measures
Health authorities have ramped up their efforts following the identification of a West Nile virus case in Cyprus.
According to the health ministry, the case was discovered a few days ...
Transfer of patients abroad to come under Gesy umbrella (update)
The government is evaluating a proposal to bring the process of sending patients abroad for treatment under the umbrella of Gesy.
According to health ministry spokesman Dimitris Constantinou, the details ...
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 loggerheads over a financial agreement, ...
England to rollout world-first seven-minute cancer treatment jab
Britain’s state-run national health service will be the first in the world to offer an injection that treats cancer to hundreds of patients in England which could cut treatment ...
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 begin on the 12,900 metres ...
England leads the way with world’s first cancer jab
Britain’s state-run national health service will be the first in the world to offer an injection that treats cancer to hundreds of patients in England which could cut treatment ...
Scientific committee drops Covid-19 from name as safety discussed
The Scientific committee for the monitoring of Covid-19 disease has been renamed as the Advisory scientific committee following its meeting on Tuesday.
In addition, the meeting saw information provided regarding ...
Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China’s sudden end of COVID curbs
China’s abrupt move to dismantle its strict COVID-19 regime, which unleashed the virus onto its 1.4 billion residents, could have led to nearly 2 million excess deaths in the following two ...
A&E departments of private hospitals to join Gesy
September will see a range of changes in the national health care system (Gesy) with the health insurance organisation (HIO) ready to implement several decisions drawn up in recent months, ...
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 by the health insurance organisation (...
Turmoil erupts over jurisdiction of air ambulance services
A feud – with signs of a turf war – has been brewing between the bureaucracy at the health ministry and the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) over who should handle air ambulances ...