Kyriakides says only compliance to health measures will prevent a second wave
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou met with Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides on Wednesday to discuss the measures taken by Cyprus in response...
HEALTH Minister Constantinos Ioannou
Coronavirus: Minister said people must drastically limit contact with others
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Sunday said the large increase in new confirmed cases of Covid-19 was of particular concern. In a written statement shortly...
Health minister urges silent commemoration of March 25th and April 1 anniversaries
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Wednesday tweeted that the battle against the “invisible enemy” of coronavirus “obliges us to commemorate” the March 25th public holiday...
Almost 50 Covid-19 tests, all negative, 400 people self-isolated
Cyprus has carried out 49 Covid-19 tests to date and placed five people in quarantine while 400 others have placed themselves in isolation, it was...
Coronavirus protocols in place says health ministry (Updated)
A procedure will be followed at Cyprus airports to identify travellers coming from China or those who have travelled to China in the last two...
Health scheme on track, minister says
By Evie Andreou Health Minister, Constantinos Ioannou, on Thursday dismissed as nonsense, claims that state hospitals have collapsed but admitting that problems do exist but...
Introduction of Gesy to see biggest health budget for nine years
The first six months of 2019 will see a large chance in public hospitals, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou told the Cyprus News Agency on Sunday,...
‘Chaotic healthcare policy is a mess’
By Elias Hazou THE state’s healthcare policy was on Thursday branded “chaotic” and “a mess,” by lawmakers, prompting an angry response from the health minister....
Kidney transplant puts Cyprus on the map
A recent successful kidney transplant on a patient with a very rare metabolic disorder puts the island on the world map for operations of this...
Health minister and paediatricians in spat over Gesy
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou censured the island’s paediatric society on Tuesday after it issued an alarmist statement about the planned national health scheme, or Gesy,...
New hemodialysis unit inaugurated at Nicosia general
A new hemodialysis unit was inaugurated at Nicosia general hospital on Monday, worth €2.2m and set to help up to 240 patients a day. Reading...
Minister pledges to solve Paphos hospital problems during visit
During a visit to Paphos hospital on Tuesday, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said the ministry understands the problems there and is looking for solutions. He...
Minister says will not be blackmailed by doctors (Updated)
By Evie Andreou Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Thursday said although he was willing to enter a dialogue with doctors’ unions he would not be...
Doctors strike to go ahead as planned
A planned strike by doctors will go ahead as planned on Wednesday, while Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou met the Cyprus medical association on Tuesday to...
Probe into ambulance which allegedly refused to transport woman
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday he has asked for a second report into the death of a 33-year-old woman who was allegedly denied...
Health Minister calls foul on medical association for not playing ball on Gesy
By Evie Andreou HEALTH Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Monday censured the medical association (CyMA) after it emerged it had urged members not to participate in...
