Health professionals’ pay rise minister’s swansong
In his final act as health minister, Giorgos Pamborides on Wednesday signed an agreement with government workers union Pasydy, introducing pay rises for several groups...
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Insurers say Gesy health scheme doomed to fail
THE association of insurance companies (Saek) warned on Friday that populism was harmful to public health and raised a number of questions doubting the success...
Health ministry aims to cut world’s highest levels of caesarean sections
Cyprus will launch a national campaign to try to reduce its high level of caesarean sections, Health Minister George Pamborides said on Monday. The issue...
Nurses to get higher entry-level wages, unions’ in-fighting (Update)
HEALTH Minister Giorgos Pamborides announced on Friday that the government has granted state nurses their long-standing demand for higher entry-level wages to match their university...
More money to boost state doctors’ productivity
HEALTH Minister Giorgios Pamboridis announced on Friday that state doctors would get a €3m boost for pay rises and allowances aiming to increase productivity in...
Doctors’ union to stage (another) strike, patients outraged (update)
STATE doctors on Friday announced a three-hour work stoppage for Wednesday, after Health Minister Giorgos Pamborides threw their union (Pasyki) out of a meeting that...
New bill for university hospitals ‘within three months’
A bill regulating the cooperation between public hospitals and the University of Cyprus’ medical school is expected to be completed within the next three months,...
Cyprus assumes Presidency of the Commonwealth Health Ministers
Cyprus assumes Presidency of the Commonwealth Health Ministers Health Minister George Pamborides assumed the Presidency of the Commonwealth Health Ministers, at the end of a...
President throws his support behind ‘mini-NHS’
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday the reason why the National Health Scheme (NHS) was never implemented by previous governments was not down to lack...
Cyprus tops living donor list
By Evie Andreou CYPRUS ranks third among the countries with the most living organ donors in the world, but it is at the bottom of...