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The understaffing of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), which runs the national health scheme (Gesy) and the abuse of the health system by certain providers are the main problems faced ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos on Sunday said he is “optimistic” that an ongoing dispute between doctors and the state health services organisation (Okypy) will be resolved within the week. He ...

The launch of the ninth global #MedSafetyWeek campaign was announced on Tuesday by the Pharmaceutical Services, which are participating in the campaign as one of the 107 partner organisations from 94 countries. ...

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier underwent surgery on a cervical lesion over the weekend, his doctor said in a statement shared by Barnier’s office on Monday. The operation went ...

The health ministry has secured over 268,000 updated vaccines for this year’s and next year’s autumn and winter seasons, with the aim to protect vulnerable groups and reduce the ...

Trade union Pasydy has expressed serious concern over the inability of the treatment unit for addicted persons to operate, citing a shortage of mental health nursing staff. In a statement ...

Trade union Oiyk-Sek on Friday hailed the “immediate results” of the government’s decision to promote nursing and midwifery as a career both in Cyprus’ education sector and in the ...

The Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (Pasykaf) is marking Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month this September with a campaign aimed at informing the public about the disease. Thyroid cancer primarily ...

Seven pharmacies that have secured an interim court order and operate as they please complained on Thursday about the ruckus being caused by the pharmacists’ association clamouring to have the ...

Unions on Wednesday charged they would take “drastic measures” if state health services (Okypy) did not hire permanent hourly-paid staff at Paphos general hospital. In a statement, Payek Peo and ...

The Federation of Patient Associations (Osak) on Friday welcomed the creation of a patient advocate, stating that it would significantly address complaints within the health sector. Osak chairman Pambos Charalambous ...

The incident involving the transfer of a six-month-old baby with a head injury from the Paphos general hospital to a private hospital in Limassol after the computed tomography (CT) scanner ...

Turkish Cypriot doctors on Friday warned of staff and infrastructure shortages at accident and emergency departments across the north as demand continues to rise. Cyprus Turkish medical association (KTTB) secretary-general ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos on Friday spoke in favour of a European Union proposal to stipulate that all patent holders for all medicinal products placed on the market ensure their ...

Campaign launched to raise awareness on hepatitis and HIVBy Jonathan Shkurko The Cyprus Liver Patients and Friends Association ‘Prometheus’ and the HIV/AIDS Support Centre (KYFA) held a joint press ...

One in three people in Cyprus are hypertensive, Cyprus’ cardiology and pathology societies announced on Friday. Launching a high blood pressure awareness campaign in light of World Hypertension Day, it ...

A woman has died in the north after being given the wrong type of blood during a transfusion. The woman was named as 56-year-old Ayla Dalgalan, a retired teacher from ...

By Jonathan Shkurko and Tom Cleaver Municipal health service officers are carrying out anti-mosquito spraying in Larnaca after continuous sightings of the Aedes aegypti, known as the yellow fever mosquito. ...

The federation of Cyprus patients’ associations (Osak) on Thursday reaffirmed its committed to defending the rights of all patients and pledged to continue its “unwavering advocacy” to implement the Patients’ ...

One in ten women of reproductive age suffer from endometriosis in Cyprus, Minister of Health Michael Damianos said. The condition affects the quality of life of millions of women worldwide ...

The patients’ association (Osak) called on all state healthcare (Gesy) beneficiaries to activate their online medical profiles in an announcement on Thursday. The organisation called on the public to update ...

The Council of Europe (CoE) honoured health affairs commissioner Stella Kyriakidou as one of the 75 outstanding women for their significant contributions to the advancement of human rights. This recognition is ...

A proposal put forth by the State Health Services (Okypy) on collective agreements is set to be rejected once again by unions, it emerged on Thursday. The disagreements between Okypy ...

MPs stressed the importance of enhancing e-governance in the healthcare sector during a discussion on the national e-health authority at the House health committee on Thursday. Following the meeting, committee ...