Palliative care centre for cancer patients inaugurated
The creation of a palliative care centre has long been a vision and a strategy of Pasykaf, its director of medical services Dr Kyriacos Stylianides said on Tuesday at the ...
Gesy ‘largest and most significant social reform’
Outgoing Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Monday presented the final report of his ministry’s work for the past 19 months at the Presidential Palace, outlining his achievements, as well as ...
Uproar as patient left naked at Limassol hospital
A patient was left naked and uncovered on her bed at the Limassol general hospital last week, a geriatrician reported on Monday.
But state health services organisation (Okypy) is saying “...
Cyprus health ministry issues advisory on Marburg virus
The health services are closely monitoring the course of the Marburg virus after several cases were detected in Equatorial Guinea and other African countries.
The health ministry said in a ...
Bird flu alarm drives world towards once-shunned vaccines
French duck farmer Herve Dupouy has culled his flock four times since 2015 to stop the spread of bird flu but as a wave of deadly outbreaks nears his farm once ...
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 exam as part of the breast ...
42 cases of cancer in children every year
International Childhood Cancer Day was marked in Cyprus on Wednesday, with the Elpida foundation revealing the country records 42 cases of cancer per year for those under the age of 19.
In ...
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 Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on ...
Outgoing health minister pushing for better ambulance service
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Tuesday that he will work to promote a bill to parliament on the regulation of ambulance drivers, almost four years after the cabinet approved ...
Cyprus-China health agreement signed
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Tuesday signed a memorandum of cooperation with China aimed at improving the quality of healthcare and medical services through the exchange of information, knowledge and ...
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 respects” the occupational therapists’ association’...
Covid-19: four deaths, 1,497 positive cases
Four Covid deaths and 1,497 positives were recorded during the past week, as the health ministry announced that 65 covid patients are in hospital.
The deaths, as detailed by the ministry, are ...
Only three weeks’ worth of blood
Blood stocks in Cyprus are at dangerously low levels and present amounts will only last three weeks, said the head of the blood bank Androula Panayiotou.
Speaking to the Cyprus ...
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 the minister, ...
Cypriot doctor on BBC 2 documentary
Cypriot doctor Constantinos Simillis who lives and works in the UK will feature in an episode of the BBC2 documentary Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life.
The fifth season, episode ...
Girl with strep A improving
The four-year-old girl being treated for strep A in Israel is no longer intubated and is in a better condition, the health ministry confirmed on Wednesday.
She has been Israel ...
Why easy access to drugs is becoming a big issue in the United States
The drug problem in the United States can be blamed on various factors. One of them is the easiest accessibility. This guide will address this specific issue and what needs ...
FDA advisers back the same COVID vaccine for initial shots, boosters
Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of targeting the same coronavirus strain for initial COVID-19 vaccine doses and boosters going forward, ...
Ministry concerned over flu spike
The health ministry is concerned by the spike in flu type A cases, but they are not panicking, Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference for ...
Blood banks to work through strike
Blood banks across the country will operate normally during the scheduled nationwide three-hour strike set to take place on Thursday.
An announcement specified that due to the high demand for ...
Family claims possible medical negligence in man’s death
The family of a 66-year-old man who died on Monday night is pressing ahead with complaints of possible medical negligence, with pathologist Marios Matsakis pointing to serious procedural issues.
Matsakis ...
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.
The issue involves medical ...
WHO urges ‘immediate action’ after deaths from cough syrup
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three ...
WHO investigating links between cough syrup deaths, considers advice for parents
The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three ...