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An 18-year-old man without a travel history has tested positive for monkeypox, the fifth case seen in Cyprus so far, the health ministry said on Friday. The patient is being ...

Speaking at a press conference last Friday, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela declined to lift the mandate requiring masks to be worn in all indoor spaces. “The experts are clear that ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela has travelled to Helsinki for discussions on the pandemic, bilateral cooperation and issues related to e-health. An announcement said the visit was within the framework of ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Sunday defended expenditure by his ministry after a public spat with the health insurance organisation (HIO) from whom it is claiming back €120 million for using ...

The finance ministry on Friday waded into a spat between the health insurance organisation (HIO) and the health ministry, accusing the Gesy operator of taking the health system to the ...

The first case of monkeypox was detected in Cyprus on Tuesday, according to a statement released by the health ministry. The person infected is a 40-year-old man, who tested positive ...

Cyprus is one of 14 EU member states to sign up to a joint procurement contract with Spanish pharmaceutical firm Hipra for its protein vaccine against Covid-19. The agreement was signed ...

President Nicos Anastasiades is considering “all options” amid an escalating row over cabinet’s decision to appoint the head of the Cyprus medical association to the HIO board, government spokesman ...

A meeting to evaluate the new data emerging, as well as how prepared Cyprus is to deal with monkey pox, has been organised for Monday, July 25, at 9 am at Nicosia ...

The first vaccines for monkeypox are expected to arrive in Cyprus on Monday, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Friday. Health authorities will receive some 1,400 jabs, which will help the ...

Patients on Friday threatened to take measures if the appointment of head of the Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA) to the board of the HIO, which oversees the running of Gesy, ...

Painkillers, vitamins and other pharmaceutical products needed by a lot of patients should be covered under the national health scheme (Gesy), the Union of Cypriot Pensioners (Ekysy) said on Friday. ...

Amid mounting criticism over the appointment of Dr. Petros Agathangelou to the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) board, President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday defended the decision, countering that it was thanks ...

On-call clinics began operations across the island on Saturday, with Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela expressing great satisfaction about what he called a great achievement. He was speaking during a visit ...

Hormone replacement should be offered during menopause, experts say, but lack of knowledge about HRT is leaving women suffering Periods are a pain in the crotch but once they stop, ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) on Thursday suggested that the June 2024 target for public hospitals to attain financial autonomy may have to be pushed back, but critics countered that ...

Disy Euro-MP Loukas Fourlas has been named the best MEP in the health category by The Parliament magazine, the first Cypriot to secure the award, the Cyprus News Agency reported ...

The oral anti-viral drug Paxlovid is available on prescription for Covid-19 patients who do not require hospitalisation, the health ministry said on Friday. It said the drug can be prescribed ...

Amputations due to diabetes in Cyprus are four times higher than the numbers in Europe, MPs heard on Thursday. Lawmakers at the House health committee were told the reason was ...

In light of the current global outbreak of monkeypox, a woman in Larnaca who presented symptoms of a suspicious rash earlier in the week, was diagnosed with chickenpox and was ...

Cyprus is fully prepared to deal with an outbreak of monkeypox, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Sunday, adding that if necessary, tests for the disease will be carried out ...

Healthy ageing and plans to create a national strategy for the health of elderly members of society were the focus of a health ministry workshop held on Friday to exchange ...

The House health committee on Thursday piled pressure on the health insurance organisation (HIO) to address patients’ concerns over pharmaceuticals offered through the general health scheme (Gesy). At the focus ...

The number of people that have used the health service Gesy are indicative of its success, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Wednesday to mark three years since the introduction ...