#healthcare

MPs on Thursday handed the state health services organisation (Okypy) another lifeline, making the organisation eligible for direct state funding up until the end of 2026. Under the law voted through ...

Staff at the Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre staged a one-hour work stoppage on Friday, from 10am to 11am, demanding the reinstatement of a dismissed colleague. Trade unions Sek and ...

The Aids Solidarity Movement on Thursday announced the launch of Cyprus’ first support centre for PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), a medication that significantly reduces the risk of HIV infection. “The Cyprus ...

In its six years of operation, Cyprus’ national health system, Gesy, has registered over a million beneficiaries and logged more than 21 million visits to general practitioners and roughly the same ...

The government on Wednesday pledged that it would cover the state health services organisation (Okypy)’s financial deficits until the end of next year, with the deficits expected to reach ...

In classrooms, parks, offices and even around the family dinner table, the signs are becoming harder to ignore. As an educator, a scientist of human physical health, and a father, ...

Planned expansion and upgrade works at the neonatal intensive care unit of Makarios hospital have been pushed back by about six months, enraged MPs heard on Thursday. Lawmakers were also ...

The House health committee on Thursday called for an emergency session to examine obstacles in the approval process for oncology drugs, formally registering the issue on its agenda. The move ...

Cyprus must invest in a healthcare system that can respond in real time to emerging challenges, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Thursday, at the Cyprus diaspora forum. Speaking at ...

The cross-border digital health services are in the final stage of implementation, Constantinos Pattichis, president of the National e-Health Authority, confirmed on Friday. The first phase will include two key ...

A bill which will make paramedics a legally protected profession will be submitted to a parliamentary plenary session for a vote by the end of May, the House health committee ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) has marked today as a milestone as major upgrade works commence at Archbishop Makarios III hospital, in Nicosia. The project aims to enhance healthcare ...

The House on Thursday passed a law allowing only doctors enrolled with the general health system (Gesy) to issue prescriptions for medicines covered by the system. The law – a government ...

Six per cent of staff in state hospitals are on long-term leave due to sickness, pregnancy and parental leave, the nursing staff branch of trade union Pasydy said on Thursday. ...

Works to upgrade and extend the emergency department at the Nicosia general hospital will begin on Monday, the state health services organisation (Okypy) said. In a statement on Friday, Okypy ...

An MP on Thursday demanded the resignation of the board of directors of the state health services organisation (Okypy), deeming them responsible for the organisation’s spiraling deficits and waste. ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos is set to meet with European officials in Brussels as part of preparations for Cyprus’ upcoming presidency of the EU Council in 2026. According to a health ...

An estimated 60,000 people in Cyprus suffer from rare diseases, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Friday. He pledged that the ministry would move methodically to establish a comprehensive strategy for ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos should be congratulated for ignoring the reactionary pressure of the government doctors’ union Pasyki and going ahead with the submission of the bill that would establish ...

Cypriot students rank first in Europe for e-cigarette and hookah use, with 4.3 per cent reporting daily consumption – well above the European average of 3.1 per cent. According to the latest results ...

The state will prioritise the wellbeing of the elderly, Deputy Welfare Minister Marilena Evangelou said on Friday. The Council of Ministers has approved the first National Strategy for Active Ageing ...

A pioneering study by scientists from the University of Cyprus and the University of Oxford has uncovered a new cellular mechanism that could lead to innovative treatments for cancer and ...

The neonatal intensive care unit of Limassol general hospital received a breathing support machine for newborns on Thursday. The medin-NC3 CPAP driver, valued at €14,500, was a donation from the Cans ...

The government is to create a paramedics’ registry, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Friday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he said the bill will “secure” the profession, adding ...