healthcare
Post-pandemic, strict visitation rights still imposed on the dying
Some facilities are banning any visits, others allow just one visitor at a time By Andria Kades Patients have condemned ‘inconsistencies and harshness’ in hospital...
Our View: The greed of public servants has no limits
People that work in the public sector may be referred to as public servants, but this is a misnomer if ever there was one. Rather...
Calls for quality healthcare for ageing population as complaints keep coming
Cyprus urgently needs to draft and implement a national strategy for its growing elderly population that will provide affordable, quality, and specialised care, local stakeholders...
Refugee housing support an issue for healthcare workers paid extra during pandemic
Healthcare professionals who worked overtime during Covid and got paid extra are being rejected for refugee housing support as their income levels are now higher...
Larnaca residents urgently need quality healthcare, Demetriou says
Larnaca residents are getting the short end of the stick when it comes to quality healthcare from the town’s general hospital, according to House Speaker...
Our View: A review of the HIO and the way it administers healthcare is vital
The Gesy law prohibits private doctors treating Gesy patients in hospitals that are contracted to the HIO (Health Insurance Organisation). This had always been the...
Medicine shortages top list of patient complaints about healthcare
Medicine shortages have been the biggest problem for patients during the first nine months of the year, head of the patients’ association (Osak) Marios Kouloumas...
Mavroyiannis says support needed so hospitals can become autonomous
Presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis said supporting, strengthening and ensuring that public hospitals have real autonomy are all necessary for their correct functioning. Speaking after a...
Iodine pills that protect against radiation not sold in Cyprus
Those in Cyprus stocking up on iodine pills, fearful of a nuclear disaster and seeking to protect themselves, may not be aware that what they...