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Staff at the Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre in Nicosia have announced a one-hour work stoppage in support of a long-time female colleague whose dismissal was described by unions as “...

Six years after its launch, the national health scheme Gesy is here to stay, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said on Sunday, describing the system as the biggest reform in the ...

Three major health bodies in Cyprus have expressed deep concern over the government’s handling of a new bill regulating rehabilitation centres. They warn that the process lacks proper consultation ...

Cookies sold under the name Myprotein Gooey Filled Cookie – Double Chocolate & Caramel are being taken off shelves because they contain gluten that is not listed on the label. The ...

Parliament is to prepare a “good practice manual” for the media, which will outline “good practices and appropriate vocabulary” regarding media reporting on diseases and people who have them. The ...

The importance of regularly checking one’s blood pressure was stressed on Friday by the Cyprus Cardiological Society and the Cyprus Society of Pathology, on the occasion of World Hypertension ...

A national strategy to address eating disorders is being developed by the health ministry, in what officials describe as a critical step to confront one of the most concerning mental ...

Paphos general hospital has undergone significant improvements in recent years, with over €21.8 million invested in both infrastructure and medical equipment, it was reported on Wednesday. The aim is to make ...

Exactly 25,489 children have been treated at the children’s accident and emergency unit at the Nicosia general hospital since it opened two years ago, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on ...

Paramedics belonging to trade union Isotita will refuse to work overtime between February 17 and February 23, in protest at what they describe as the “continuous understaffing” of the ambulance service. The ...

The Cyprus pulmonology society on Thursday urged Health Minister Michael Damianos to approve a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for use Cyprus.  The society also seeks its inclusion into the ...

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 ...