Pandemic was setback to reaching HIV targets, minister says
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic among other factors has delayed efforts to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Thursday. Despite this,...
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Nouris extends apology if wrong impression given by his HIV comments
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris apologised on Saturday for potentially giving the wrong impression about controversial statements on the health situation in Pournara reception centre but...
NGOs, Akel slam interior minister over HIV comments (Update 2)
NGOs on Friday accused Interior Minister Nicos Nouris of cultivating fear and racism after comments he made the previous day on the number of migrants...
Ministry clarifies Nouris’ comment on HIV and TB in Pournara (Updated)
Tuberculosis and HIV positive cases at the Pournara reception centre for asylum seekers have been screened and there is ‘no cause of concern’, the interior...
Interior ministry reassures measures in place after HIV highlighted at Pournara
The interior ministry has sought to reassure the public following a parliamentary committee heard that over 1,000 migrants at Pournara were diagnosed with transmissible illnesses,...
Call for drug addicts to have better access to HIV and hepatitis tests
The Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) said on Wednesday that there should be more opportunity for people to test for HIV and hepatitis A and...
Staffing of HIV/AIDS unit a top priority says Okypy
The proper staffing of the Gregorios clinic, which receives up to 15 new patients with HIV/AIDS per month, is a top priority, the state health...
Deportation of HIV student halted after uproar (Updated)
The civil registry and migration department on Saturday responded to being lambasted for ordering the deportation of a third-country student because he was HIV positive,...
Recorded Aids cases increase significantly in the north
Registered Aids cases increased almost threefold in the north of the island so far this year, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Monday. Turkish Cypriot newspaper...
New programme for rapid HIV testing
The launch of a new programme for rapid HIV testing was announced by the Aids Solidarity Movement on Wednesday. The programme entitled ‘Cy Checkpoint: PopUp...
