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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Cypriot advisers weigh in on child hepatitis outbreak after uptick in cases abroad
No cases have so far been reported in Cyprus of the children’s hepatitis which has required some to have liver transplants, but a local expert...
Children’s voices went unheard during pandemic – report
Disappointment and discontent were expressed by the 15-year-old who addressed a conference on Monday, organised to present a report on the impact of the pandemic...
Forty recycled tablets donated for kids in need
Cyta and DeeJay Radio partnered up to acquire 40 tablets for the Nicosia municipality, which will donate them to the children at the Nicosia Municipal...
