Bikers on annual charity ride converge on Ayia Napa
Bikers converged on Ayia Napa Sunday morning as part of the 23rd annual ‘Ride of Love’ for children with cancer and the organisation ‘A Dream A Wish’.
Ayia Napa deputy ...
Number of children reporting sexual abuse remains high says HFC
Despite efforts to combat it, the number of children referred for investigation of sexual abuse has remained consistently high for the past two years, with over 400 cases reported annually, Hope ...
Education is empowerment says NGO Hope For Children
Education must be prioritised against the backdrop of economic recession, Hope For Children CRC Policy Centre said on Tuesday.
About 123 million young people aged 15 to 24 world-wide lack basic literacy skills, ...
Child aged 8 being treated for Strep A
An eight-year-old is being treated at Makarios hospital in Nicosia after she was found to have a Strep A infection.
According to Politis, the girl was taken to the hospital ...
President calls on children to keep hope alive
The children of Rizokarpaso keep alive the hope that one day they will be able to live there as free citizens, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday during the annual ...
Police swim to raise money for children with cancer
Police’s underwater demolition team swam 1.5 kilometres on Saturday as part of an event to support children with cancer.
Police chief Stelios Papatheodorou kicked off the event. Participants swam in ...
Unrest growing in health sector over staff shortages
The state health services Okypy is doing everything possible to tackle the increasing number of children in hospital during the winter period, it said on Friday amid increasing unrest across ...
Preserving the tradition of handwritten Christmas letters
Remember the days when people used to avidly send Christmas cards and postcards to friends and relatives? Pen on paper, stamps from the post office and wishes from the heart – ...
Health ministry issues Strep A advice after rise in EU cases
The health ministry on Thursday published information on Streptococcus type A infection in light of recent child deaths in the UK, but clarified that similar incidents have not yet been ...
Child hit by a car in Paphos
A 12-year-old child was injured on Friday evening after being struck by a car while trying to cross Anavargou avenue in Paphos.
The child was taken to the emergency department ...
Children right to be angry with adults for state of world says Commissioner
Despite the progress achieved, children’s unhindered access to their rights remains an open challenge, Children’s Comissioner Despo Michaelidou said on Sunday, International Children’s Rights Day.
“Wars, the ...
Sex education needed to help protect children from abuse
Sex education needs to have a place in teaching as part of a broader government strategy to protect children from sexual abuse, children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelidou said on ...
Police call on parents to ensure children’s safety in vehicles
Police on Thursday reiterated calls to parents over child safety in cars following a Limassol accident that led to the hospitalisation of a 7-year-old child who was reportedly not wearing ...
Almost half of children in Cyprus classed as obese
Cyprus is among the countries with the highest rates of childhood obesity in the EU, MPs heard on Thursday during a session of the House health committee.
They were told ...
Campaign to check safety of children’s clothes
In the run up to the start of the new school year the Consumer Protection Service announced on Monday that it will carry out inspections on the safety of children’...
Child drowning case file with AG’s office
Police investigators on Friday submitted to the legal service the case file into the drowning of a three-year-old girl at a hotel in Paphos on August 14, Cybc reported.
Police took ...
Girl aged 3 dies after being found unconscious in hotel pool (Update 2)
Police are investigating the death of a three-year-old girl who was found floating unconscious in a hotel swimming pool in Kato Paphos on Sunday.
The child was on holiday with ...
Police rescue girl aged 8 whose inflatable boat was swept out to sea
Police on Thursday rescued an eight-year-old girl whose inflatable boat had been carried out to sea.
The girl was paddling on the inflatable off a beach in Protaras, when winds ...
Subsidies approved for families with kids are nursery schools
The cabinet has approved €16 million to subsidise the cost of nursery schools for children up to four years old.
It will subsidise the cost to families and feeding the children.
...
With sexual abuse on the rise cabinet approves expansion of Children’s House
With cases of child sexual abuse on the rise, the cabinet on Wednesday morning approved the expansion of the Children’s House, where affected youngsters are supported.
“It was considered ...
Housing for families of hospitalised children on the way
Ronald McDonald House Charities wants to provide accommodation so that kids’ support systems are close
Cyprus’ first Ronald McDonald House will be ready to host family members of children treated ...
Health service to start charging for excessive GP visits
The island’s state health services organisation (Okypy) announced that it would begin charging Gesy beneficiaries for excessive visits to family GPs and paediatricians,
In its statement, Okypy said the ...
Increase in numbers of children at risk of obesity
Children in Cyprus are among the most at risk of obesity in the European Union, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report published on Wednesday.
According to the report, ...
Two children in Cyprus diagnosed with hepatitis
Two children in Cyprus have in recent months have contracted hepatitis (liver inflammation) of unknown origin, the health ministry said Thursday, adding that it continues monitoring the situation amid an ...