#Health ministry

The Imvanex vaccine can be used to protect high-risk groups against monkeypox, the health ministry said on Monday following Friday’s meeting of the vaccination committee. The committee recommended that ...

The drafting of a management plan to deal with a possible outbreak of monkeypox in Cyprus is in its final stages, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday. Citing sources ...

Health officials on Tuesday held a wide-ranging meeting on how to handle a possible monkeypox outbreak here as they stressed that Cyprus is preparing in line with European Centre for ...

While highlighting the importance of a balanced diet to address childhood obesity, the health ministry on Tuesday called for a stop to body shaming, underlining how acceptance of diversity in ...

By Jonathan Shkurko and Gina Agapiou A SafePass will no longer be required at entertainment centres, nightclubs and events such as weddings and christenings as from May 15, Cabinet decided on ...

Two children in Cyprus have in recent months have contracted hepatitis (liver inflammation) of unknown origin, the health ministry said Thursday, adding that it continues monitoring the situation amid an ...

Pensioners are asking for podiatrists to be covered by the general health system (Gesy) and want simplified procedures for hearing aids. They are also concerned about the sums they have ...

A month and a half after the parents and friends of children with cerebral palsy denounced a decision by the Health Insurance Organization (HIO) to slash the number of physiotherapy ...

The health ministry on Friday announced the withdrawal of some Ferrero chocolates from the Cypriot market following a possible salmonella link that resulted in some EU member states recalling batches ...

Authorities are recalling Makedonikos Halvas with cocoa (batch L 11206) and Olympos Dark Chocolate and Salted Caramel Filled Halva (batch 202716) from the market as they contain milk proteins that are not ...

The health ministry on Monday announced that people who were Covid-positive and self-isolating can now be released earlier than the mandated ten days provided they have a negative rapid test ...

There will be more relaxations to Covid-19 measures in the next 10 days, provided hospital admissions remain stable, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Friday. Speaking to reporters in Paphos after ...

The health ministry continues to be plagued by flaws in its way of doing business and keeping accounts, with waste of taxpayer money, the Audit Office has found. In a ...

The health ministry issued a public warning on Friday after authorities in Germany and the Netherlands reported poisoning, which led to one death, from ecstasy found in bottles of Moë...

Students arrive late at the set locations providing free coronavirus tests as part of the ‘test to stay’ policy, resulting in a commotion and loss of “valuable teaching time”, the ...

Thousands of children had the opportunity to attend lessons in person thanks to the Test to Stay policy, the health ministry said on Tuesday in response to secondary teachers’ criticism ...

Following pressure from opposition lawmakers, the government has agreed to amend certain provisions of the ‘Dangerous Infectious Diseases Law of 2021’, which will repeal and replace the current Quarantine Law under ...

Some 100 unvaccinated citizens have appealed to the courts, asking for the suspension of the recent health ministry decision to bar their access to places such as restaurants, cafes and entertainment ...

The health ministry on Friday issued more clarifications, this time specifically about Christmas events, following its decree tightening some measures to limit the spread of coronavirus. From Monday December 6 to ...

Dozens of people held picnics outside restaurants in Nicosia and Limassol on Sunday to protest the new coronavirus restrictions that will ban the unvaccinated from key sectors, including pubs, coffee ...

A crucial government plan to improve treatment is still being assessed, leaving families and charities to cope as best they can Worldwide, dementia is viewed as an epidemic, with over 55 ...

The health ministry on Tuesday announced that a brand of organic food spread was being withdrawn from the market as it contains a preservative that was not listed as it ...

The health ministry on Thursday sought to clarify the situation regarding foodstuffs found to contain ethylene oxide, saying that trace amounts pose no direct danger to human health – while announcing ...

News that the UK government decided to keep Cyprus on its amber list dashed the hopes of the tourism industry for a boost to business in July. Cyprus’ low positivity ...