Cyprus joins WHO’s Global Digital Certification Network
Cyprus on Wednesday joined the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Global Digital Certification Network.
In doing so, Cyprus is just the sixth European country to join the network.
The health ...
President and BoC oncology centre discuss solutions to centre’s financial deficits
President Nikos Christodoulides met with the Bank of Cyprus Oncology centre’s chairman of the board Christos Triantafyllidis on Friday to discuss solutions to the centre’s financial deficits.
The ...
Kanari to attend health ministers’ meeting at COP28
Health Minister Popi Kanari travelled on Sunday to Dubai to attend the COP28 world climate action summit.
According to an announcement issued by the ministry, a dedicated meeting of health ...
Cyprus healthcare expenditure stable at 6 per cent of GDP
A study released by the EU’s statistical service Eurostat on Monday revealed that social protection expenditures related to illness and healthcare in Cyprus accounted for 6 per cent of the ...
Kythrea health centre demolished
Demolition work began on Saturday at Kythrea’s health centre, after the building was deemed unsafe during earthquake proofing checks.
Speaking at the commencement of demolition works, the north’s ‘...
Aging population of doctors expected to lead to shortage in next five years
Cyprus will face a shortage of doctors and nurses in five years, a capacity planning study from the health ministry showed, as most registered doctors are over the age of 41.
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More financial support needed for patients sent abroad
Members of the House health committee are set to send a letter to President Nikos Christodoulides requesting that €4 million be included in the state budget for 2024 to support relatives of ...
Kanari stresses need for strategic healthcare planning
Health Minister Popi Kanari on Thursday stressed the need for comprehensive strategic planning and actions in healthcare, particularly focusing on mechanisms ensuring systematic supervision, recording, and evaluation.
Speaking at a ...
TIF applauds new thalassaemia therapy
The Cyprus-based Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) on Friday hailed the landmark announcement by UK regulators approving a revolutionary gene-editing treatment for beta thalassemia and sickle-cell disease “and ushering in a ...
UK approves potential beta thalassaemia cure
Health authorities in the United Kingdom have approved a drug which aims to cure beta thalassaemia and sickle cell disease.
The drug is called Casgevy and utilises a gene-editing tool ...
Kanari hopes Okypy and unions can meet together on collective agreements
The goal is to find common ground between both sides to reach an agreement on collective labour agreements for employees at the hospitals, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Tuesday.
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The human right to a healthy environment
Citizens should be involved in the protection of the environment
The right to a healthy environment is a fundamental human right that has not yet been enshrined in international conventions ...
Kanari orders study into rural health services
Health Minister Popi Kanari instructed the national health insurance organisation (HIO) on Saturday to present her with a study on the basic national health scheme (Gesy) services to be offered ...
Simultaneous Covid and flu vaccinations to begin from October
Covid-19 and flu jabs will be administered simultaneously from October 2 across existing vaccination centres, the health ministry announced on Friday.
It said those who wish to proceed with just the ...
State hospital employees threaten strike over Over labours, pay disputes (Updated)
State hospital workers are set to go on strike in October after unions and the state health services organisation (Okypy) failed to reach an agreement regarding collective labour and pay ...
Working hours at afternoon outpatient clinics to be extended
Afternoon outpatient clinics operated by the state health services (Okypy) will have their working hours and days extended, according to health minister Popi Kanari.
Kanari said these working hour extensions ...
Draft bill proposes ‘Right to be Forgotten’ for cancer survivors
A draft bill has been presented on Monday allowing for the ‘right to be forgotten’ to be applied to cancer survivors, who are attempting to make new insurance agreements.
The ...
Only 37 per cent of eligible women utilise free Pap tests
Despite being provided with a free cervical cancer screening, better known as a Pap test, once every two years under the national health scheme, Gesy, only 37.13 per cent of eligible ...
Transfer of patients abroad to come under Gesy umbrella (update)
The government is evaluating a proposal to bring the process of sending patients abroad for treatment under the umbrella of Gesy.
According to health ministry spokesman Dimitris Constantinou, the details ...
Nicosia general sees over 240 A&E patients in a single day
A total of 246 people visited Nicosia’s accident and emergency department in the space of just 24 hours on August 13, a sharp increase on usual figures, it emerged on Thursday.
According ...
Gesy is really, really messy
Finance minister has described Gesy as a ‘black hole’ of funds. He’s right
By Brian Lait
Gesy, the long awaited and much discussed Cyprus health scheme officially kicked off ...
Just how risky is aspartame?
The WHO warning on the popular sweetener has released a media storm
The World Health Organisation’s catergorising of aspartame as a “possible carcinogen” has caused a storm of media ...
Acumen’s Alzheimer’s drug passes initial safety test
An experimental Alzheimer’s disease drug developed by Acumen Pharmaceuticals ABOS.O targeting a novel form of the toxic protein beta amyloid in the brain passed an early safety test ...
Some 42 children diagnosed with cancer every year
Every year 42 new cases of cancer in children are recorded in Cyprus, a stable but worrying trend, although survival rates remained very high, a paediatrician and oncologist said on Tuesday.
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