HIO to cap referrals by personal doctors
The health insurance organisation will limit the number of referrals by personal doctors as part of efforts to promote primary health care, it emerged on...
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More flu jabs if needed
Additional flu vaccines will be ordered if demand exceeds the 135,000 on order, the state health insurance organisation said on Thursday. To date, Cyprus received...
Radiographers to stage two-hour strike
Radiographers performing CT scans in public hospitals will go on a warning strike on Friday morning, they announced on Wednesday. The two-hour work stoppage will...
Health ministry insists has ordered more flu jabs than advised
The health ministry said on Tuesday it had ordered more flu vaccines than advised by the competent agency, while it was trying to secure more...
Eyesight of five of eight cataract op patients irreversibly damaged (Updated)
Five of the eight patients who got infected during a cataract surgery are expected to suffer irreversible eye damage. “The condition of their health remains...
Patients infected during cataract surgery in serious condition, probe underway (Update 2)
Apollonion private hospital on Sunday said it has followed all indicated procedures as regards the post-surgery complications eight of its patients who underwent cataract surgery...
More investment needed in children’s mental health amid pandemic, NGO says
NGO Hope For Children on Friday called for more investment to be made in supporting the mental health of children and provide easy access to...
Kyriakides says pandemic brings opportunity for change
European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides on Saturday spoke of both the serious effects and the opportunities of the Covid-19 pandemic in...
Prominent lawyer proposes bicommunal Covid hospital at old Nicosia airport
A hospital in the abandoned Nicosia airport in the buffer zone, providing health care to Covid-19 patients from both sides of the divide, built with...
The emotional impact of debt
The coronavirus has upped stress levels for people around the world. If it has also caused you debt, it is important to acknowledge the problem...
Man in custody for stealing from ICU patient
A 35-year-old man working at Limassol general hospital has been remanded in custody for seven days on suspicion of stealing €4,000 from a 77-year old...
Public hospitals under strain
Larnaca general hospital is still having difficulty finding anaesthesiologists to cover the shifts, putting patients’ lives at risk, MPs heard on Thursday. Executive director for...
October deadline for inclusion of other specialties into Gesy still stands, HIO says
October 19, the date on which other specialties were scheduled to join the health system (Gesy) still stands, a senior official said on Friday, as...
Highest approval rating for health minister, lowest for education -poll
The government ministers with the highest approval ratings, according to a poll published on Sunday are Constantinos Ioannou minster of health, labour’s Zeta Emilianidou and...
Ioannou asks HIO for systematic assessment of Gesy
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou has urged the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) to tweak the road map for the full rollout of services envisaged under the...
Cyprus gearing up for flu vaccinations
Cyprus expects to take delivery of the first batch of flu vaccines by the end of September so that vaccinations of vulnerable groups can start...
Coronavirus: bicommunal health committee to meet, questions raised over migrant flow
Among the issues the Greek Cypriot team of experts wants to discuss with their Turkish Cypriot counterparts is that migrants arriving through Turkey, one of...
Coronavirus: penalties for businesses revised, opposition parties say bill less unfair
Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides on Friday presented to MPs revisions to controversial draft bill to raise fines on businesses breaking health protocols set in place...
Coronavirus highlights that we need a war on fat
By Kristian Gray As we enter what I can only hope are the final phases of the coronavirus lockdown, it is safe to say that...
Why you need zinc
By Liz Connor Zinc plays a vital role in overall health and function, from aiding our sense of taste and smell and helping heal wounds...
