Vaping may lower youth IQ, MPs hear
Vaping is particularly harmful to young people and may be responsible for reduced IQs, the House health committee heard on Thursday, prompting MPs to pledge immediate action to curb the “...
Efforts ongoing to stop strike, doctors stick to plan
Efforts are being made to avert a doctors’ strike, scheduled for July 2 and 3, Health Minister Michalis Damianos has said.
Meanwhile, doctors in state hospitals have postponed scheduled theatre and outpatients ...
Gesy to benefit from EU e-health, minister says
The comprehensive citizen e-health system is a hugely significant “product of civilisation” and a decisive step towards strengthening the national health scheme Gesy and promoting patient rights, Health Minister Michalis ...
Health minister orders probe into man’s death at Famagusta hospital
Health Minister Michael Damianos on Friday ordered an investigation into the circumstances of a 41-year-old man’s death at Famagusta general hospital, amid allegations doctors lacked the necessary knowledge to ...
Campaign launched to raise awareness on hepatitis and HIV
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 ...
Gesy celebrates five years: 92% report improved quality of life
Rolling out Gesy five years ago has been one of the most significant social reforms Cyprus has ever undergone, with 92 per cent of the population saying it improved their quality ...
Govt priority ‘undoubtedly’ mental health
The government’s current priority is “undoubtedly” mental health, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Thursday.
Speaking at the Cyprus Healthcare Conference, he pointed out that according to estimates published ...
Gesy ‘requires fruitful contribution’ of all involved
The success of Gesy requires the fruitful contribution of all involved, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Friday.
Speaking at the opening of a nursing and midwifery conference, he pointed ...
Health minister hails year one achievements (Updated)
By Jonathan Shkurko and Elias Hazou
Health Minister Michael Damianos on Thursday praised his ministry’s accomplishments during the first year of President Nikos Christodoulides’ tenure, stressing “the significant strides ...
Health minister calls for report on warehouse flood
Health Minister Michael Damianos issued instructions on Friday for the immediate preparation of a report on the process followed for the rental of the pharmaceutical services warehouse which flooded during ...
Health minister discusses key Gesy issues with medical association
Health Minister Michael Damianos met a delegation of the Pancyprian Medical Association led by its general secretary Sotiroula Charalambous on Tuesday to discuss several key healthcare issues.
According to a ...