#Health ministry

Cyprus and Greece on Thursday signed two bilateral agreements related to organ transplants, according to Health Minister Michalis Damianou. The first agreement focuses on cross-border kidney transplants. This will allow ...

Cyprus’ health ministry on Monday sought to assure that Medochemie pharmaceutical company had complied with a series of recommendations, after it was found to have produced a contaminated antibiotic which ...

The pharmaceutical council is set to hold an extraordinary meeting to find a solution to the threat of pharmacies to remain closed during nights and bank holidays, it emerged on ...

Isotita trade union has accused the ministry of health of abusing its power by instructing the staff of the national health scheme (Gesy) supervision commissioner’s office – an independent authority – ...

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 Michael Damianos on Monday received a fact-finding report over the medicine scandal in which he vowed he would act accordingly based on the findings. The report comes after ...

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 ...

Food products are sold online which have been produced at uninspected facilities, warned the consumer protection service and health services of the health ministry on Wednesday. In a joint announcement, ...

The health ministry on Friday announced protection measures against Strep A, including good hygiene and avoiding overcrowding in closed spaced. It also recommended that children who show respiratory symptoms stay ...

A health ministry decision mandating all adult rape and sexual violence victims go to Nicosia’s Makario hospital for any examination, irrespective of which city they live in, has sparked ...

By far the most painfully awkward ministry handover on Wednesday was that of the health portfolio, where the tension between outgoing minister Popi Kanari and permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki was ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos categorically denied on Friday the complaints made by the patient’s association regarding the potential misuse of Gesy’s funds earmarked for healthcare, while the health ...

The government is to create electronic health files for all citizens as part of its creation of a “National electronic health bank”, it emerged on Wednesday. The move was announced ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari visited the central Radiomarathon kiosk on Stavrou Avenue in Nicosia on Monday morning and made a symbolic contribution of €700 on behalf of the health ministry. Kanari ...

Health authorities have ramped up their efforts following the identification of a West Nile virus case in Cyprus. According to the health ministry, the case was discovered a few days ...

The auditor office said on Monday that health ministry permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki’s Egyptian dentistry degree is “authentic”, after weeks of speculation over its validity. The speculation reached fever ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday scolded both his health minister Popi Kanari and her ministry’s permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki over on ongoing public spat between the two, telling them ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari on Wednesday attacked the finance ministry for insisting the ambulance service remain under the authority of the state health services organisation Okypy instead of her ministry. ...

Health minister, Dr Popi Kanari has committed a grave error in engaging in a public row with the ministry’s permanent secretary, Dr Christina Yiannaki. She has allowed her personal ...

Cyprus’ soaring temperatures prompted the health ministry on Friday to advise the public to avoid frequent sun exposure. The list of recommendations includes among others advice on what to eat, ...

Some facilities are banning any visits, others allow just one visitor at a time By Andria Kades Patients have condemned ‘inconsistencies and harshness’ in hospital policies for visitation rights that ...

The mandatory self-isolation in Cyprus for cases diagnosed positive for Covid-19 was lifted on Friday, the health ministry announced, recommending however other measures. As noted in an official announcement, if ...

The health ministry is promoting targeted interventions for the prevention and protection of public health, according to a statement released in honour of World Health Day. “The ministry is working ...

Health ministry data published on Thursday over flu deaths wrongly included an eight-year-old child, Dr. Maria Koliou said on Friday. Speaking to the state broadcaster, Koliou said the mistake was ...