Raising awareness of oral cancers
December 5 to 11 is Oral Cancer Awareness Week, the ministry of health has announced.
According to the ministry’s press release, in Cyprus, over the last 20 years up to 2019, a total ...
Cancer Research Institute ‘a jewel’, Kyriakides says
The Cyprus Cancer Research Institute (CCRI) is “a jewel for our country,” said EU Health Commissioner, Stella Kyriakides, on Friday.
Kyriakides toured the site of the soon-to-be completed CCRI’s ...
WHO chief Tedros selects new leadership team, document shows
The World Health Organization’s chief has provisionally appointed several new top managers, a document showed on Friday, as he seeks to cope with growing post-pandemic health challenges and respond ...
Nine deaths, more than 4,000 new Covid infections in past week
The health ministry announced 11 Covid-19 deaths on Friday, nine of which occurred in the past week while a further 4,011 infections were confirmed.
That raises the total number of deaths attributed ...
HIO paying extortionate rates on medicines, MPs hear
The HIO is paying extortionate rates on medicines, far more than the government used to before the rollout of the national health system, it emerged in parliament on Thursday.
Lawmakers ...
Pandemic was setback to reaching HIV targets, minister says
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic among other factors has delayed efforts to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Thursday.
Despite this, Cyprus remains committed to ...
Wild birds have spread avian flu to poultry
Poultry infected with avian flu came in contact with wild birds in the Paralimni lake, the deputy director of the veterinary services Yiannos Ioannou said on Wednesday, as the health ...
Alzheimer’s drug slows cognitive decline but serious side effects closely watched
An experimental Alzheimer‘s drug from Eisai 4523.T and Biogen BIIB.O slowed cognitive decline in a closely watched trial but may carry a risk of serious side effects for ...
First phase of dialysis unit at Famagusta hospital set to open by year end
The first phase of the new haemodialysis unit at Famagusta general hospital will be completed by the end of the year, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Tuesday.
“Some of ...
Opiate addiction: The public health crises no one warned you about
Not to be alarming, but the world is in trouble.
Yes, it’s been a rough year and things haven’t always gone our way. But there’s something happening ...
One Covid-19 death recorded daily, local expert urges vulnerable groups to get fourth jab
One death per day from coronavirus is recorded, according to a member of the scientific advisory group in Cyprus, Michalis Voniatis.
Speaking to Cybc on Saturday, Voniatis explained that the ...
Clashes in Shanghai as COVID protests flare across China (Updated)
Hundreds of demonstrators and police clashed in Shanghai on Sunday night as protests over China’s stringent COVID restrictions flared for a third day and spread to several cities in ...
Uganda’s president extends Ebola epicentre’s quarantine for 21 days
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has extended a quarantine placed on two districts that are the epicentre of the country’s Ebola outbreak by 21 days, adding that his government’s ...
China reports fourth straight daily record of new COVID cases
China reported its fourth straight daily record of 39,791 new COVID-19 infections on Nov. 26, of which 3,709 were symptomatic and 36,082 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Sunday.
That is compared ...
Bird flu identified at two locations in Famagusta area, poultry owners warned to be alert
The state veterinary services on Saturday released a statement saying that cases of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, have been identified at two locations in Cyprus.
Avian influenza ...
Researchers test mRNA technology for universal flu vaccine
An experimental vaccine provided broad protection against all 20 known influenza A and B virus subtypes in initial tests in mice and ferrets, potentially opening a pathway to a universal flu ...
Okypy expects small surplus next year, MPs told
The state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Thursday that it will generate a small surplus next year, following an uptick in revenues – and insisted that the key objective of ...
Measles now an imminent global threat due to pandemic
There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID-19 led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and weakened surveillance of the disease, the ...
Two new functions added to users’ Gesy system
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 ...
World Cup gatherings may fuel Brazil’s latest COVID wave
Brazil faces a new wave of COVID cases just as the football-crazed nation is gathering en masse to follow the World Cup, with new coronavirus sub-variants and delayed vaccine boosters ...
Neophytou pledges continued Gesy improvements
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 ...
Teva and Sandoz make major push to biosimilars
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 ...
Antimicrobial resistance a ‘key priority’, says health minister
Against the backdrop of World Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Week, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Tuesday travelled to Oman to participate in the third global ministerial conference aimed at tackling this ...
Respiratory illness elevated among older children, state epidemiologist says
Infants and toddlers can now be protected from severe Covid outcomes through the latest vaccinations made available by the state services, Maria Koliou, professor of infectious diseases and member of ...