Okypy execs defend Gesy, insist its ‘robust’
Executives of the organisation running the national health scheme (Gesy) insisted the system is fundamentally robust despite incidents of wastage and abuse. They were speaking...
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Coronavirus: European Commission recommends Cyprus strengthen resilience of health system
The European Commission on Thursday recommended Cyprus take action in 2020 and 2021 to strengthen the resilience and capacity of its health system. In line...
Expect Gesy teething problems, president says
There will most likely be teething problems when the national health scheme (Gesy) kicks in but these should prompt a bigger push to make it...
President says health system will be implemented within deadline
President Nicos Anastasiades pledged on Saturday that the national health system Gesy would be implemented within the deadlines agreed following the vote by parliament of the...
Health system bills unanimously approved, ‘historic day’ (Update)
IN what President Nicos Anastasiades described as an historic day, parliament on Friday unanimously passed three government bills and regulations introducing the national health system...
Our View: Health system should work for everyone
EVERY week a new dispute over the implementation of the national health scheme (Gesy) emerges. This week it was the turn of the Association of...
Minister calls for ‘popular demand’ to help speed up health reforms
Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis said on Sunday that though the procedures for the reform of the health sector were in the final stages, there were...
The highs and lows of Cyprus’ health system – 2015 report (Updated)
As various factions in Cyprus slug it out over the creation of a national health plan, the latest Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI) place the...
Our View: Is creation of an NHS beyond the capabilities of Cypriot authorities?
TROIKA technocrats, who met health ministry officials on Wednesday to discuss the progress being made in the preparations for the introduction of the national health...